Process outgoing calls & Call logs permissions ban
There is a new policy on Play Store that an app asking for Call logs & Process outgoing calls permissions needs to have prior approval by Google. These permissions are essential for all call recording apps. So I have submitted the form to get approval, but it was denied. So I have two options: to remove many features from the app or unpublish the app. You can see features I'll have to remove below.
What I'll have to remove from the main screen:
- Contact name, phone number and contact photo
![Main screen](https://i.imgur.com/sxj1E3d.png)
- Open contact from the app by clicking contact photo
![Contact photo](https://i.imgur.com/BaSW8WZ.png)
- Add phone number to contacts, send sms or make a call
![Unknown number](https://i.imgur.com/Zghb7rI.png)
- View recordings by contact
![By contact](https://i.imgur.com/NAdHnUL.png)
- Search recordings from specific phone number or contact
![Search](https://i.imgur.com/gYLvSB8.png)
- Sort recordings by contact
![Sort](https://i.imgur.com/Foy7Vf0.png)
- Dialog titles
![Titles](https://i.imgur.com/5TKOS4O.png)
What features I'll have to remove due this limit:
- Exceptions (by contact, group or phone number): without knowing phone number I can't determine group or contact
![Exceptions](https://i.imgur.com/y3Qa9vG.png)
- Actions for incoming/outgoing calls (record contacts, record non-contacts)
![Actions](https://i.imgur.com/7S5zEqQ.png)
- Call confirm feature: without PROCESS_OUTGOING_CALLS permission the app can't prevent the phone from making a call to show a dialog
![Call confirm](https://i.imgur.com/F1wr8tJ.png)
- Link to contacts: without knowing a phone number the app can't create a contact to show a button "View recordings" from a Contacts app
![Link to contacts](https://i.imgur.com/aKSgwoq.png)
- Option to name files with phone number and contact name
![Files](https://i.imgur.com/I8h4IFA.png)
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