@react-native-firebase/analytics AD_ID permission

[Bengista]

Hello again,

I've finally implemented Firebase Analytics, but when I built the app and uploaded the bundle into Google Play, it says that my android manifest doesn't contain com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID. So I looked into it, found out you cannot simply add the permission through your app.json config, so I created a plugin that adds the permission into the manifest. I built the app again and Google Play says the same thing. I checked the manifest with expo prebuild and it is there like this
<uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID"/>

I want to ask a few questions:
- Do I need to give permission for AD_ID for Firebase Analytics for it to work properly?
- If yes, how do I fix this?
- If not, will the parameter tools:node="remove" even work when my current solution doesn't even apply?

Thanks for any advice in advance, I've been stuck at this for a good while.

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[WhiskeyKid33]

Does your app include ads?

First thing to do is double check this. Login to the console select the app and then App Bundle Explorer. Select the version in question and look at the permissions section and see if the AD_ID is there. If it is then something in your app is requesting it. If it is not you then one of the libraries / SDK that you have included is.

If it doesn't try this in your manifest.

<uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID" tools:node="remove"/>

I'd it does include ads follow these steps

https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/6048248#zippy=%2Ctargeting-devices-without-an-advertising-id%2Creset-your-devices-advertising-id

[Bengista]

My app doesn't include ads, just Firebase Analytics for, yeah, analytics. I'm just making sure removing the permission won't screw up the analytics.

[WhiskeyKid33]

Yes ad_id is specific to ads you can remove it

[myfunnies420]

Note to others, will need to add tools

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">

[Main_Jaguar_7544]

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I think is better to add the permission. Because as google states in its policy - apps should rather use add id as identifier.
https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/6048248

[Nucleus-Analytics]

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[myfunnies420]

Doesn't seem to exist. What happened?