READ_CONTACTS permission not being read

[wallym]

I've been reading on how to access the address book/contacts. I'm on a PC and have an android emulator up and running logged into my gmail. I run the code below. Up pops my address book contacts, so that is good. Unfortunately, when I select a contact, the next line isn't hit. Below the source is some output that I see in the Output window. I see some nulls in the output, but I don't know what to make of it.

the behavior i get is that after I select a contact, that window closes, and the previous screen is displayed. When I trap the exception, I get the message that the app doesn't have the READ_CONTACTS permission, yet, I am obviously setting it. I've followed the instructions here on setting things up: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/maui/platform-integration/communication/contacts?tabs=android

It seems as if the permission isn't being read in the manifest or out of the assemblyinfo.cs file. Am I missing something? Does it wound like I've done something wrong?

TIA,
Wally

My Manifest file:

        var contact = await Contacts.Default.PickContactAsync();  // <-- break point is hit here

try{
if (contact == null) // <-- Breakpoint isn't hit
return;

        string id = contact.Id;
        string namePrefix = contact.NamePrefix;
        string givenName = contact.GivenName;
        string middleName = contact.MiddleName;
        string familyName = contact.FamilyName;
        string nameSuffix = contact.NameSuffix;
        string displayName = contact.DisplayName;
        List<ContactPhone> phones = contact.Phones; // List of phone numbers
        List<ContactEmail> emails = contact.Emails; // List of email addresses
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        // Most likely permission denied
    }

[WindowOnBackDispatcher] App: com.companyname.scanandscoringmauiapp featureFlagEnabled=true appRequestsPredictiveBack=false alwaysEnforce=false
[OnBackInvokedDispatcher] Proxy setActual android.window.WindowOnBackInvokedDispatcher@851d3e5. Current null
[OnBackInvokedDispatcher] Proxy transferring 0 callbacks to android.window.WindowOnBackInvokedDispatcher@851d3e5
[Parcel] Expecting binder but got null!
[WindowOnBackDispatcher] setTopOnBackInvokedCallback(null) Callers: android.window.WindowOnBackInvokedDispatcher.clear:162
[WindowOnBackDispatcher] android.window.WindowOnBackInvokedDispatcher.detachFromWindow:81
[WindowOnBackDispatcher] android.view.ViewRootImpl.doDie:8454
[WindowOnBackDispatcher] android.view.ViewRootImpl.die:8432
[WindowOnBackDispatcher] android.view.WindowManagerGlobal.removeViewLocked:500
[EGL_emulation] app_time_stats: avg=163.42ms min=1.11ms max=1367.09ms count=9

[wallym]

Thanks to SO, I found my answer and kludged a quick fix together. Read it at:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/73364361/why-is-read-contacts-permission-not-being-read-in-net-maui/73366423#73366423