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I was wondering if there was a way to add something to the config.xml file so that no specific permissions are requested by when my app installs on an android phone. Just now it asks for location, network, personal information, storage, phone calls and hardware controls. None of which are really required.

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Hardeep Shoker (Official Rep/Developer) August 24, 2011 21:01

Have you tried the last section from the docs?

https://build.phonegap.com/docs/confi...

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meesterx August 25, 2011 19:10

It is odd that specifying no features results in all features being requested.

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It is odd that specifying no features results in all features being requested.

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Andrew Lunny August 25, 2011 21:09

It is a little counter-intuitive, but our thinking is that if the features are not specified, we go with the PhoneGap defaults (access to all PhoneGap APIs).

I've patched this now - add the following tag to your config.xml
<preference name="permissions" value="none"/>
and the only permission will be INTERNET - this is required for PhoneGap to run at all, I believe.

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- Stuart Forbes August 26, 2011 03:30
  
  Thank you for your response! Adding that tag definately improves the situation and it now only asks for 3 permissions. These being Storage, Network Communication, and Phone Calls. Can you think of a way to get rid of the Storage and Phone Call permissions? Is there someone else who wants to try the above tag in case there is something else going on with my app and it does actually work?
  
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- Andrew Lunny August 29, 2011 18:36
  
  Weird - it should be generating an AndroidManifest tag with just INTERNET. What's the id of your app?
  
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- Stuart Forbes September 02, 2011 01:48
  
  Now it asks for seven permissions. Not sure which id you mean... if it is a long number then the id is 31353 if it is the app id from config.xml then com.sapps.reftorange Really don't know why adding the permission preference to config.xml hasn't worked... probably something on my end...
  
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- Stuart Forbes September 02, 2011 11:20
  
  Apologies for the removed comment, that was a mistake, don't know how that happened!
  
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- Stuart Forbes September 05, 2011 21:57
  
  After further investigation it seems that the tag you suggested requests three permissions, storage, network and phone calls.
  
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- Stuart Forbes September 06, 2011 00:41
  
  When I uploaded the app to the store it in fact only needed internet. Problem solved.
  
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- kobi.hikri February 21, 2012 17:04
  
  Hi there. I encounter the same issue described above:
  Once I install the application on my phone, it requests for "Storage", "Internet" and "Phone calls" permissions.
  I require that it only requests "Internet".
  Anything on that ?
  
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- Robert Doiel June 04, 2013 21:08
  
  I have <preference name="permissions" value="none"/> in config.xml but when I pull down the pkg on my Android devices it says the app has requested all permissions. I've removed the app completely from my device, also re-pulled the git from github and still same thing happens. Is this a bug in processing the config.xml in version 2.7.0?
  
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It is a little counter-intuitive, but our thinking is that if the features are not specified, we go with the PhoneGap defaults (access to all PhoneGap APIs). I've patched this now - add the following tag to your config.xml <code> <preference name="permissions" value="none"/> </code> and the only permission will be INTERNET - this is required for PhoneGap to run at all, I believe.

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Alex October 10, 2011 14:52

Is it possible to create standalone app with PhoneGap Build without any permissions? It stores all info locally.

Because it not uses SD, Phone or network permissions.

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Hardeep Shoker (Official Rep/Developer) October 11, 2011 18:37

You can disable all permissions except INTERNET.

Internet is required for the PhoneGap framework.

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Alex October 11, 2011 21:55

Thanks for reply, but which specific feature in PhoneGap needs internet? For what reason? Is it only on Android needed?

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  Also it is strange, when I test app on Android emulator, it asks for permissions: Storage, Network communication, Phone Calls.
  
  When I upload app to android market, it asks for One permission:
  Permissions: android.permission.INTERNET
  Features: android.hardware.screen.portrait, android.hardware.touchscreen
  
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Andrew Lunny February 22, 2012 21:07

PhoneGap-Android communicates between the JavaScript code and the native code using a callback server (a web server running on the device).

Without the INTERNET permission, the communication cannot be performed.

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rafa September 29, 2012 04:57

Hi,
Im actually using phonegap as a packaging/build platform, without using it for callbacks to the phone OS (ie no phonegap.js is included from my html).
Is there any way I can get off the INTERNET permission?
Thanks!

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Andrew Lunny October 01, 2012 22:48

There is no way to do this with PhoneGap Build, currently.

Even if you don't use phonegap.js, the PhoneGap native library still sets up a callback server - you would need to edit the native library to disable this to make it work without the INTERNET permission.

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Héctor Omar Álvarez March 26, 2013 00:06
I resolved it by comenting the
```
<uses-permissions />
```
tags in the AndroidManifest.xml. Only the ones my app is not using.

The
```
< preference name='permissions' value='none' />
```
did'nt worked for me.

I'm using Cordova 2.5.0
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I resolved it by comenting the <pre><code><uses-permissions /></code></pre> tags in the AndroidManifest.xml. Only the ones my app is not using. The <pre><code>< preference name='permissions' value='none' /></code></pre> did'nt worked for me. I'm using Cordova 2.5.0

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Stephen April 17, 2013 11:41
Stating...
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<preference name="permissions" value="none" />
```
...inside config.xml isn't working for me either (compiling using build.phonegap.com). When the app is installed onto Android (Nexus7) it requests every permission.

I have hydration turned off (as I understand this can get in the way).

What gives?
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Stephen April 17, 2013 12:08
To answer my own question... the problem seems to be related to other elements within config.xml. I had the following in my config.xml...
```
<feature id="blackberry.invoke" />

<feature id="blackberry.invoke.BrowserArguments" />

<feature id="blackberry.identity" />
```
Removing this made the permissions stuff start working. My app no longer asks for any permissions beyond network access.

So now I just need to work out how to use those blackberry features without inadvertently ending up needing all permissions.
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To answer my own question... the problem seems to be related to other elements within config.xml. I had the following in my config.xml... <pre><code><feature id="blackberry.invoke" /> <feature id="blackberry.invoke.BrowserArguments" /> <feature id="blackberry.identity" /></code></pre> Removing this made the permissions stuff start working. My app no longer asks for any permissions beyond network access. So now I just need to work out how to use those blackberry features without inadvertently ending up needing all permissions.

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