The Manifest You Never Wrote — A Flutter Developer's Guide to Android Manifest Merging

A Flutter app’s AndroidManifest.xml is merged with plugin manifests during the Android build, so the final app can include permissions and components you never added directly.

The merged manifest in the build output is the version that Android uses and Google Play reviews, not just the one you wrote.

Unexpected entries can cause extra permission prompts, device compatibility issues, or Play Console policy flags, so inspect the merged output before release.