Why does Health Connect request permissions every time my React Native app opens?

This issue occurs when your app requests Health Connect permissions that don't match what was approved by Google for production use, or when there are duplicate permission entries in your AndroidManifest.xml.

Common Causes:

• Requesting permissions not approved by Google in your production app
• Duplicate permission entries in AndroidManifest.xml
• Duplicate meta-data health_permissions tags

Resolution Steps:

1. Remove unapproved permissions by adding these lines to your AndroidManifest.xml:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.health.READ_BASAL_METABOLIC_RATE" tools:node="remove"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.health.READ_BODY_WATER_MASS" tools:node="remove"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.health.READ_BONE_MASS" tools:node="remove"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.health.READ_EXERCISE" tools:node="remove"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.health.READ_HEIGHT" tools:node="remove"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.health.READ_MENSTRUATION" tools:node="remove"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.health.READ_POWER" tools:node="remove"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.health.READ_SPEED" tools:node="remove"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.health.READ_WEIGHT" tools:node="remove"/>

2. Remove duplicate permission entries - ensure each permission appears only once in your AndroidManifest.xml

3. Remove duplicate meta-data tags - ensure you have only one instance of:

<meta-data android:name="health_permissions" android:resource="@array/health_permissions"/>

Note: This issue may be more prominent on certain devices (like Samsung Galaxy Fold series) due to device-specific Health Connect implementations.

For complete Health Connect setup instructions, see the React Native documentation.