Remove android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW in release builds #8718
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React Native adds permissions that are only needed for debug purposes in all builds.
android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
is used for the debug overlay so can be removed for release builds.The react native issue is facebook/react-native#5886.
To test:
./gradlew assembleVanillaDebug assembleVanillaRelease
android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
withapkanalyzer manifest permissions WordPress/build/outputs/apk/vanilla/debug/WordPress-vanilla-debug.apk
android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
withapkanalyzer manifest permissions WordPress/build/outputs/apk/vanilla/release/WordPress-vanilla-release.apk