Summary
China Android app stores flagged the app because requested permissions are not disclosed clearly enough in policy, prompts, or submission materials.
China Android app stores App Review issue
Permission disclosure issue in China Android app stores
China Android app stores flagged the app because requested permissions are not disclosed clearly enough in policy, prompts, or submission materials.
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Fix China Android app stores review issues before the next submission
Use LogicSpring to run a free precheck, regenerate the right policy or disclosure pack, and shorten the loop from rejection notice to resubmission.
What this means
Stores want developers to explain why sensitive permissions are needed and how they connect to specific user features.
This often requires more explicit wording than global Android launches use.
A mismatch between manifest, privacy policy, and store declarations is a common rejection source.
Common causes
- The app requests permissions with weak or generic user-facing explanations.
- Store declarations and policy copy list different permissions or different reasons for using them.
- An SDK introduces a permission that the team did not include in its submission materials.
Step-by-step fix
- Step 1
Map every requested permission to a user-facing feature and remove any permission that is not essential.
- Step 2
Update policy, prompts, and store declarations so they use the same explanation and scope.
- Step 3
Verify that SDK-driven permissions are included in the disclosure pack.
What to update
- Permission disclosure sheet
- AndroidManifest review
- Chinese Privacy Policy
- In-app prompt copy
How LogicSpring helps
- Precheck helps review permission and policy consistency before submission to China Android app stores.
- LogicSpring keeps permission-related disclosure work tied to the same project data as policy and SDK exports.
- This reduces the chance of fixing one surface while forgetting another.
FAQ
Can I resubmit to China Android app stores without changing the binary?
Only for pure listing or form corrections. If the shipped build still requests the wrong permission, bundles the wrong SDK, or behaves inconsistently, resubmitting the same build is risky.
What evidence should I prepare before resubmitting?
Prepare the updated public policy URL, the exact store fields you changed, screenshots for permission or disclosure flows where relevant, and a short reviewer note explaining what changed and why it now matches the app.
Should the privacy policy, store form, and in-app disclosure all match?
Yes. Review teams compare these surfaces together. If one says you collect or disclose something and another says you do not, the mismatch itself often becomes the next rejection.