Android Sdk Permission Requirements

Understand Android SDK permission requirements for Vivox.

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Last updated 8 months ago

The following permission requirements apply when working with the Vivox Android SDK:

Required
- ```
android.permission.INTERNET
```
  - Allows communication with Vivox servers
- ```
android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
```
  - Allows microphone access
  For more information, refer to the Android developer documentation on requesting app permissions.
Recommended

Note
Not giving these permissions might prevent some Vivox SDK features from working properly.
- ```
android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
```
- ```
android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
```
  - Allows access to network information
- ```
android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
```
  - Allows access to Wi-Fi information
- ```
android.permission.BLUETOOTH
```
  - Allows access to Bluetooth devices on Android versions earlier than 12
- ```
android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT
```
  - Allows access to Bluetooth devices on Android version 12 and later
  Note
  On Android 12 (Android SDK version 31) and later, you need to request the android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT permission at runtime. For more information, refer to the Android developer documentation on Bluetooth permissions.

These permissions will be given by default to your app after it is compiled with the Vivox SDK.

To remove optional permissions that you don't want in your application, you need to have a custom AndroidManifest.xml file for your application. To create this file, complete the following steps:

Open your project in the Unity Editor.
Select Edit > Project Settings.
On the Player tab, open the Android section.
In the Publishing Settings section, enable the Build > Custom Main Manifest checkbox.

The file will generate in your assets, and its path will display after the checkbox.

When you have a custom

AndroidManifest.xml

file, you can add the permission tag to it and specify

tools:node”remove”

to ensure that, for example,

android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT

is not included:


<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH" tools:node="remove" />

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