POLICY_PHOTO_VIDEO_PERMISSIONS
Photo/Video Permission: Replace READ_MEDIA_IMAGES with Android Photo Picker
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TL;DR — Quick Synthetic Fix
Remove the `READ_MEDIA_IMAGES` / `READ_MEDIA_VIDEO` permissions from your `AndroidManifest.xml` and switch to the Capacitor Camera v6+ plugin or the native Android `PickVisualMedia` picker.
Problem Description & Store Risk
According to the Google Play Privacy Policy, apps targeting Android 13+ (API 33+) can no longer request the broad `READ_MEDIA_IMAGES` and `READ_MEDIA_VIDEO` permissions if the system Android Photo Picker is sufficient for the use case.
Step-by-Step Fix Procedure
To comply with Google Play's Photo & Video Permissions policy:
1. Remove these lines in `AndroidManifest.xml`:
```xml
<!-- REMOVE THESE PERMISSIONS -->
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO" />
```
2. Use the Android Photo Picker which requires no prior permission request.
3. If using Capacitor, ensure you call `Camera.getPhoto()` with native configuration without requesting broad storage access.
src/services/camera.ts
import { Camera, CameraResultType, CameraSource } from '@capacitor/camera';
// Compliant usage of Android Photo Picker (No READ_MEDIA_IMAGES permission)
export const selectUserPhoto = async () => {
const image = await Camera.getPhoto({
quality: 90,
allowEditing: false,
resultType: CameraResultType.Uri,
source: CameraSource.Photos // Automatically triggers the Android system Photo Picker
});
return image.webPath;
}; 24h Intervention by Julien Kermarec
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