nickoneill/PermissionScope

Too many permissions for AppStore

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#194 opened on Sep 12, 2016

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Description

Hey. If you are using PermissionScope with Xcode 8 GM and try to upload it to appstore you are gonna get errors like:

This app attempts to access privacy-sensitive data without a usage description. The app's Info.plist must contain an NSContactsUsageDescription key with a string value explaining to the user how the app uses this data.

This app attempts to access privacy-sensitive data without a usage description. The app's Info.plist must contain an NSCalendarsUsageDescription key with a string value explaining to the user how the app uses this data.

This app attempts to access privacy-sensitive data without a usage description. The app's Info.plist must contain an NSBluetoothPeripheralUsageDescription key with a string value explaining to the user how the app uses this data.

This app attempts to access privacy-sensitive data without a usage description. The app's Info.plist must contain an NSMicrophoneUsageDescription key with a string value explaining to the user how the app uses this data.

This app attempts to access privacy-sensitive data without a usage description. The app's Info.plist must contain an NSMotionUsageDescription key with a string value explaining to the user how the app uses this data.

For some reason it thinks that I ask all those permissions. I even do not use any of these. Just the notification one.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
swift
Domain
mobile
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
iOS developmentSwiftInfo.plist
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
50
Research direction
Investigate the library's permission handling code to understand why it triggers usage descriptions for all permissions. The issue indicates that even when only requesting notification permission, the app still requires descriptions for other permissions like contacts and calendars. Look into the PermissionScope source code for conditional permission request logic. Check the library's Info.plist or documentation for how usage description keys are managed. The fix likely involves adding usage description keys conditionally based on which permissions are actually requested.