Re: [android-developers] Google Play adding permission requests after upload. -> Lose reach, existing users lose upgrade path

On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 12:01 PM, JP <Joachim.Pfeiffer@gmail.com> wrote:

There are no new features that would require any new permissions, and the target-sdk remains at 11. (min-sdk level 3)

Turns out that Google Play in its infinite wisdom added permission requests that aren't required for the app, at least not for the devices I've tested it on over the years.

Which permission(s)? There are some new ones that are apparently being added implicitly. For example, I had the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission, which now automatically gives you the new READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission. It's probably something like that.

BTW, this becomes obvious only after expanding the version in the APK panel of the old publisher console, because only the old console interface posts a warning about the new permission set.

Awesome. I just noticed that now. Apparently my last update had the same effect and I didn't realize for using the new console. Thanks for the heads up.
 

BTW, using the old interface, reactivating the July version results in the following "error": "New APK version is lower than previous APK version." (Well duh) and I can't delete any new upload, old interface or new. So I can't even switch back to any of the old versions.

I remember when this was discovered a while back, after they added the feature. One would think the point of this would be to quickly revert back to a known good version in the event something went wrong with your newest build. But nope! Instead it's really nothing more than a history trail, the purpose of which apparently only the people at Google know.

Have you tried the Google Play "support"?

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TreKing - Chicago transit tracking app for Android-powered devices

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