Google Play Console preventing uploading or promoting new app versions compliant with sensitive permissions policy

Question

I have an existing app published to production and beta tracks that require SMS permissions. In order to comply with Google\'s recent policy changes on these permissions I

Answer 1

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I finally got this to work. I created a new release but didnt upload a new APK, in this release I deactivated all the previous APKs except the current one. In this release form you are presented with a sensitive permissions declaration form on which i declared that the release did not comply with the new regulations. (This prompts a warning that you must comply before march 19). After rolling out this release, which basically changed nothing because no new APK was made available, I created a new release with the new APK that I wanted to publish, this went on normally and is currently in rollout.

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