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Warning from Google Play Store when uploading an App

You must complete the advertising ID declaration before you can release an app that targets Android 13 (API 33). We'll use this declaration to provide safeguards in Play Console to accommodate changes to advertising ID in Android 13.

Apps targeting Android 13 or above and using advertising ID must include the com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID permission in the manifest.

Work through the Advertising question.  I know the app doesn't use any advertising, however, what about third-party modules?  I did a search in the app for 

com.google.android.gms.permission

 

2 MESSAGES FOR VERSION CODE {your_current_version}

Warning

There is no deobfuscation file associated with this App Bundle. If you use obfuscated code (R8/proguard), uploading a deobfuscation file will make crashes and ANRs easier to analyse and debug. Using R8/proguard can help reduce app size. Learn more

Warning

This App Bundle contains native code, and you've not uploaded debug symbols. We recommend that you upload a symbol file to make your crashes and ANRs easier to analyse and debug. Learn more

Essentially in the app's build.gradle file the following needs to be added:

android.buildTypes.release.ndk.debugSymbolLevel = { SYMBOL_TABLE | FULL }

Read more from subsection Strip native libraries

 

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