The Sensitive Permissions Google Manually Reviews Every Time
A specific set of permissions — background location, accessibility service access, and a handful of others — trigger manual human review regardless of your app's history or developer account standing, because of their potential for misuse.
The number worth knowing: manual review for these permission categories typically adds measurable extra time to your review cycle compared to a standard automated pass, so factor it into your launch timeline if your app needs any of them.
The fix
Fix: if your app requests background location or accessibility service access, budget extra review time in your launch plan and make sure your justification documentation is submitted proactively, not reactively.
The same check runs automatically when you upload your bundle to the AAB analyzer — permissions, SDK fingerprints, and version info in one pass, free.
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