google play says I'm requesting location permission (I'm not)

here are the questions we usually ask to help understand what’s going on:

  1. Are you using managed or bare app?

it seems like you have a managed app, correct me if i am wrong

  1. What SDK version do you use?

it sounds like you are now using sdk 40

  1. What packages do you use? (e.g. list your package.json)

please provide a list

  1. What is the output of aapt2 d permissions path/to/app.apk (See this installation/usage guide of aapt2)

please provide this

  1. What is the name of your app (e.g. @acme/app)

please provide this