Quest releasing problem (android manifest)

The Documentation here is horrible for unreal devs I only managed to figure out how to fix one

under advanced APK android

set an extra tag for application
android:allowBackup="False"

Have the same problem!
I spent last 4 days and nights with this issues 😞
I will very appritiated if you have some solutions

hello, you need 3 things:

1. have a `Build\Android\ManifestRequirementsOverride.txt` like the following (you need to adjust the value for your sdk version and glES versions):

<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="25" android:targetSdkVersion="25" />
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.vr.headtracking" android:required="true" android:version="1" />
<uses-feature android:glEsVersion="0x00030002" android:required="true" />
<supports-gl-texture android:name="GL_KHR_texture_compression_astc_ldr" />
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.usb.host" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="com.oculus.permission.HAND_TRACKING" />
<uses-feature android:name="oculus.software.handtracking" android:required="false" />

2.  have a `Source\[your project]\AndroidSanitizePermissions_UPL.xml` with the following 'removePermission'  tags (adjust for your own needs):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<root xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
  <androidManifestUpdates>
    <removePermission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
    <removePermission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
    <removePermission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />
    <removePermission android:name="com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE" />
    <removePermission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS" />
    <removePermission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION" />
    <removePermission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
  </androidManifestUpdates>
</root>

 3. add the following lines into `Source\[your project]\[your project].Build.cs` :

using System.IO;
--
var manifest_file = Path.Combine(ModuleDirectory, "AndroidSanitizePermissions_UPL.xml");
AdditionalPropertiesForReceipt.Add(new ReceiptProperty("AndroidPlugin", manifest_file));

 Hope this helps.

this is all you should have to do gets rid of two of the three warnings online works with all warnings but this will ensure security and passing oculus standards 

I am trying to only remove the ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION permission. I tried the removePermission element, but I got the following warning when I packaged the project and the upload still says the permission is there.

Packaging (Android (ASTC)): Missing attribute 'name' in 'removePermission p0:name="android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION"' (skipping instruction)

I found another way using the tools:node element, described below, but when I attempted to upload the project, the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission was gone, but the ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION was still there.

Project > Build > Android > ManifestRequirementsOverride.txt

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION" tools:node="remove"/>

Project Settings > Extra Tags for Manifest Node

xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"

StackOverflow | How to Remove Specific Permission When Build Android App with Gradle 

Our app suffers the same fate. The ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION is nowhere to be found within both, the UE and our codebases. Even a fulltext search couldn't find any in the build files. Its not present in the Manifests and I ran out of ideas where it could possibly come from yesterday.
Any attempt to remove the permission with conventional weapons has proven to be unsuccessfull. Sadly both of the methods described in this post did not work. The rest of the permissions can be easly switched on and off at will.
I give up. I'll describe the struggle to the reviewer and hope for the best during the review process.

Ok guys, I gave it a one last go before the submission and its possible that the ovr-platform-util.exe contains a bug. If I analyze my apk using the android sdk tools there is no sign of the dreaded ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION permission.

We might have to file a bug report for this behavior.

No, we need the RECORD_AUDIO permission for voice chat. But ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION is the problem. We really don't need it as it "Alows an application to access any geographic locations persisted in the user's shared collection".

I ignored the permission error and left a note in the apps submission and they approved the build. The permission still appears on the app in the oculus dashboard along with a bunch of other permissions.

android.permission.INTERNET
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO
android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO
android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES
android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION
android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE
android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE

We ended up doing the same thing.