title: DeviceId and app permissions
body: <p>My app (S Educate) requires me to get the DeviceId (for Analytics/Recommendations) and hence I added the permission, <code>READ_PHONE_STATE</code> and although the <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#READ_PHONE_STATE" rel="nofollow noreferrer">documentation</a> is harmless, when the user installs, the app permissions window shows, "Phone Calls - Monitor, record, and process phone calls" which obviously prevents user from installing and users have informed that they are not installing simply because of this permission.</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZmOka.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZmOkam.png" alt="screenshot"></a><br>
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  <p>Here are my options:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>I state clearly in my app description that I require this permission to get DeviceId and not to monitor/record phone calls and hope the users believe me and install the app</li>
  <li>I find an alternate way to get DeviceId - which to my knowledge is not available without using the above mentioned permission</li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>Please advise how do I get around this permission issue.</p>