Short answer
List every health permission in the manifest and the feature that reads or writes it. Remove the ones no feature needs, including history and background reads. In Play Console, request only the remaining data types, pick the use case that matches the app, and make the privacy policy name the health data, its use, retention and deletion. Then read the feedback in Play Console and resubmit.
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Why Play refuses the permissions, and the fix
01
The app asks for more data types than it uses
“Only request permissions and access data types that support the specific, user-facing health features you offer.” Google Play Console Help, Android Health Permissions: Guidance and FAQs
Play lists requesting a bulk list of permissions when not necessary as a common reason for denial. Keep only the types a shipped feature reads or writes, and drop READ_HEALTH_DATA_HISTORY or READ_HEALTH_DATA_IN_BACKGROUND unless a feature needs them.
02
The Play Console request doesn’t match the build
“When submitting your app in Play Console, request the specific permissions required for the data types your app needs to support its features.” Google Play Console Help, Android Health Permissions: Guidance and FAQs
The permissions requested in Play Console and the declared use case must match the data types and features the app actually has. Update the request whenever a release adds or removes a data type.
03
Consent and disclosure are missing
“You must comply with all detailed requirements for consent, runtime permission requests, and prominent disclosure outlined in the Google Play User Data policy.” Google Play Console Help, Android Health Permissions: Guidance and FAQs
Health data falls under the User Data policy. Explain in the app why each type is needed before the system permission prompt, and get the user’s consent.
04
The privacy policy is generic
Also check: the privacy policy must say which health and fitness data the app collects, how it is used, stored and shared, how long it is kept and how it is deleted, and how it is secured. Link it from the app and the store listing.
Checked against the vendor’s docs on : Play Console Help: Android Health Permissions, guidance and FAQs.
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