Declare permissions for an application

Android applications declare what permissions they require in their Android App Manifest. This page explains how to manage permissions for an Android application. For a list of the possible permissions, refer to Manifest.permission.

You can use one of the following methods to modify the Android App Manifest file and manage permissions:

• Create a custom Unity Library Manifest template for Unity to generate the application’s Android App Manifest file from.
• Export the project and modify the Android App Manifest file in Android Studio.

Note: Depending on the Player SettingsSettings that let you set various player-specific options for the final game built by Unity. More info
See in Glossary and Unity APIs that the application uses, Unity automatically adds some required permissions to the Unity Library Manifest. For more information, refer to Unity-handled permissions.

Create a template Unity Library Manifest

The simplest way to add new permissions for an application is to create a template Unity Library Manifest file and add the permissions to it.

For more information, refer to Create a template Unity Library Manifest file.

Use Android Studio

To have complete control over which permissions are in the final Android App Manifest file, export the project and edit the Android App Manifest in Android Studio.

For more information, refer to Edit the Android App Manifest in Android Studio.

Additional resources

• Android permissions in Unity
• Request runtime permissions