1900803 - Remove READ_MEDIA_IMAGES and READ_MEDIA_VIDEO permissions from app

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Firefox for Android :: General, task, P1)

Description

[Mihai Adrian Carare [:mcarare]]

This is a hard requirement that needs to be completed by August 31, 2024:

https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/14115180?sjid=7767112419204292656-NC

IMHO we don't qualify for "core use-case or broad access use".

Comment 1

[Mihai Adrian Carare [:mcarare]]

Attachment: Bug 1900803 - Remove READ_MEDIA_IMAGES and READ_MEDIA_VIDEO permissions.

Comment 2

[Jonathan Almeida [:jonalmeida]]

Landing this during the soft code freeze because there is a deadline requirement that we have to meet.

Comment 3

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/562934160253
Remove READ_MEDIA_IMAGES and READ_MEDIA_VIDEO permissions. r=android-reviewers,jonalmeida

Comment 4

[Sandor Molnar[:smolnar]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/562934160253

Comment 5

[Mihai Adrian Carare [:mcarare]]

For QA test that this still behaves as before ( except there is no request for video and image file permission)

Comment 6

[Delia Pop (Android QA)]

Attachment: media_20240705_165014_8361980215456025992.mp4

Verified as fixed on the latest Nightly 129.0a1 from 07/05 with Samsung Galaxy A53 5G (Android 14) and Samsung Galaxy S24 (Android 14). The permissions to allow access to photos/images is no longer displayed on devices with A13+.