Permissions & Sensitive Information

What the rule requires

Request only permissions needed for current features (least privilege). High-risk permissions (background location, SMS/Call Log, All files access, accessibility, QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES) require an eligible use case and prominent disclosure.

What triggers this rejection

app requests broad/high-risk permissions not justified by the described features
background location, SMS/Call Log, or All files access implied without a core need

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