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Fix Flutter / Android Studio Remove REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES Permission From Play Console in 2023

Do you get any issues like “Flutter Remove REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES Permission From Play Console“? If you uploaded an app from on Google Play Store and got rejected with this warning “Remove REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES Permission From Play Console” then this article is for you. In this article, we will discuss in details about how to Fix Flutter and Remove REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES Permission From Play Console. So let’s what we discuss step by step:

  1. Why did my app get rejected with REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES Permission?
  2. Find out which package is called this REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES Permission.
  3. Fix Flutter Remove REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES Permission From Play Console.

Why did my app got rejected with REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES Permission

If you use a package that generates this ” flutter REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES Permission” on manifest and this permission is not the app core functionality then you will get rejected with this warning.

Basically, people get this warning with the following email:



Fix Flutter / Android Studio Remove REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES Permission From Play Console in 2023
Fix Flutter / Android Studio Remove REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES Permission From Play Console in 2023




Find out which package called this Flutter REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES Permission


To find out the exact package which generates this REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES Permission then you have to follow the following steps:


First generate the app-released version from Build > Flutter > Build App Bundle.

Now go to your project root folder and open > build/app/outputs/logs/manifest-merger-release-report.txt

Now check which package generate that permission.




flutter remove REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES Permission




This is what the text file looks like. In most cases, the open_file package created these issues


Fix Flutter Remove REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES Permission From Play Console


    

  • When you get that which package is called the flutter REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES Permission, it will be easy for you to solve the issues. Removes that package and use it instead.
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  • The second step is to remove the flutter REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES from AndroidMainfiest.xml. Go to this location [android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml] and remove if any flutter REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES permission is there.
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  • The third step is to add the following code on the manifest: android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
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<uses-permission
        android:name="android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES"
        tools:node="remove" />




If this adding manifest code creates an error then you can remove this code. Don’t worry.


    

  • Fourth step: Now again build the app bundle.
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  • The fifth step: Now Open Play Console and go to the testing page check if there are any app bundles in:

      

    • Open testing (Testing > Open testing)
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    • Closed testing (Testing > Closed testing).
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    • Internal testing (Testing > Internal testing).
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If it exists then create a new release and add the uploaded app bundle.


    

  • The sixth step: go to the Production page and create a new release then add it for review.
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Note: If there is an app bundle that you previously uploaded on the test page and it was accepted by Google before, be sure to replace it by creating a new release and add the uploaded app bundle.


This is how you can solve the Flutter Remove REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES Permission. If you have any question, just leave a comment below.



		

				

					

		

					

		

				

						

					

			

						

				

			
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