Why does my app has the READ_PHONE_STATE permission although it's not declared in manifest?

Question

I noticed the READ_PHONE_STATE permission when I uploaded the apk to google play. I have not added it and it is not written anywhere in my manifest or any other file of my p

Answer 1

I found the issue.

I had another library included that had minSdkVersion="4" (its not my library, but my app requires minSdkVersion="14"). I just changed the minSdkVersion of the additional library to 14 and the permission disappeared!

I declared the following permissions in my app: