Why I am receiving Warning - this app does not meet Google Play permissions policy, even though my latest version doesn't require these permission?

Question

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This app does not meet the Google Play permissions policy relating to the use of SMS or CALL_LOG. You must fix this before March

Answer 1

The policy applies to all APKs, even those on your Alpha, or beta tracks. You need to remove any APKs which don't comply. If you can't find a way of removing, just replace it with a newer version that does comply, or create a new release with no APKs on it, and publish that release to the Alpha or Beta tracks.

Edit: There is a bounty asking for answers for credible or official sources. I might hope that looking at my badges showing I'm a top answerer on Google Play might make me slightly credible. But here are some official links:

• Blog post explaining the new permissions requirements.
• Google Play policy center explaining the permissions
• Google Play help center article explaining alternatives to SMS / Call log permissions
• Google Play help center page on releasing your app

These probably won't help the original questioner, but might help people with a different problem who find this question by Googling.