# ACCESS\_BACKGROUND\_LOCATION permission enabled though not needed **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [November 17, 2020, 2:55am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/access-background-location-permission-enabled-though-not-needed/978742 "2020-11-17T02:55:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sinu.mathewj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@sinu.mathewj](https://community.thunkable.com/u/sinu.mathewj)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 2:55am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/access-background-location-permission-enabled-though-not-needed/978742/1 "2020-11-17T02:55:23Z")
While downloading the APK file, the ACCESS\_BACKGROUND\_LOCATION permission is enabled since 2 days. Hence while uploading the App in Google Play Store, they ask “why we need background location access” while both the apps which I was trying to upload clearly doesn’t need this access. Is there any way I can remove these permissions in Thunkable? I saw a similar post here 2 years back and it said it was fixed but its back again. ---
**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2020, 11:58pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/access-background-location-permission-enabled-though-not-needed/978742/2 "2020-11-21T23:58:59Z")
2 posts were merged into an existing topic: [Error Publishing my app on Google Play Store](https://community.thunkable.com/t/error-publishing-my-app-on-google-play-store/990338) ---
**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2020, 11:58pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/access-background-location-permission-enabled-though-not-needed/978742/3 "2020-11-21T23:58:59Z")