Unnecessary permissions needed for reading Workout data on Android

[Ali-Toosi]

Reading WORKOUT data type requires these permissions on Android:

  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.health.READ_DISTANCE" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.health.READ_ACTIVE_CALORIES_BURNED" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.health.READ_TOTAL_CALORIES_BURNED" />

But they are not necessary for cases where you only work with the workout data itself (e.g. the workout type, the workout time, etc.)

Adding these permissions (in addition to adding the risk of functionality issues if the user doesn't grant them) is causing Google Play to reject the apps that don't directly show/use these values.

Is it possible to have the option of reading the workout data without the extra information if they aren't asked for?

Here's a screenshot of the issue being raised in Google Play review:

I suppose there is always the "workaround" of actually reading and displaying those values somewhere for the sake of passing the review, but it might be nice to remove them when they are not needed.

Thanks.

[dejduu]

I have similar issue, i just need from fetched workouts its name and time, but i cant get these workouts data without these permissions which are then denied by the google play review...

[vko85]

Same happened in my case. I'd like to work with workouts, but after updating my phone to android 16 workouts dissapeared during data fetch from health connect. Only adding all the mentioned permissions resulted in syncing the actual workouts.