Policy Violation on Google Play Due to READ_MEDIA_IMAGES / READ_MEDIA_VIDEO Permissions

[bhavinatharva]

Describe the bug
Google Play Console reports a policy violation related to the use of sensitive permissions READ_MEDIA_IMAGES and/or READ_MEDIA_VIDEO, which are indirectly required by the SSImagePicker library (com.github.SimformSolutionsPvtLtd:SSImagePicker:2.3). The app uses this library only to allow users to select images from the device, but Google flags it due to lack of compliant permission handling or justification.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Add the following dependency to your Android project:
2. implementation 'com.github.SimformSolutionsPvtLtd:SSImagePicker:2.3'
3. Target Android 13 (API level 33) or above
4. Upload the built APK/AAB to the Google Play Console
5. Receive a policy warning or rejection regarding improper use of READ_MEDIA_IMAGES / READ_MEDIA_VIDEO permissions

Expected behavior
The image picker library should either:

Use the Android Photo Picker introduced in API level 33 (which doesn't require sensitive permissions), or

Provide developers with a way to disable automatic permission requests and handle permission flows manually in a Play Store–compliant way.

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