diff --git a/native/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/native/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 45b1332b5..dc6f751e7 100644
--- a/native/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/native/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,89 +1,97 @@
 <manifest
   xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
   xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
   package="app.comm.android"
 >
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS" />
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" tools:node="remove" />
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION" />
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES" />
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO" />
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO" />
   <!-- Required to maintain app compatibility. -->
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
                      android:maxSdkVersion="32" />
 
+  <!--
+       permission.AD_ID is requested by play-services-measurement:21.1.0
+       for accessing advertising ID. We don't access this ID so it's
+       safe for us to remove as described in the Android docs:
+       https://developers.google.com/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/ads/identifier/AdvertisingIdClient.Info#getId()
+  -->
+  <uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID" tools:node="remove"/>
+
   <application
     android:name=".MainApplication"
     android:allowBackup="false"
     android:label="@string/app_name"
     android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
     android:theme="@style/AppTheme"
     android:networkSecurityConfig="@xml/network_security_config"
     android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true"
   >
     <service
         android:name=".notifications.CommNotificationsHandler"
         android:exported="false">
       <intent-filter>
         <action android:name="com.google.firebase.MESSAGING_EVENT" />
       </intent-filter>
     </service>
     <activity
       android:name=".MainActivity"
       android:launchMode="singleTask"
       android:label="@string/app_name"
       android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenLayout|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|uiMode"
       android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize"
       android:exported="true"
       android:screenOrientation="portrait"
     >
       <intent-filter>
         <action android:name="app.comm.android.START_MAIN_ACTIVITY" />
         <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
       </intent-filter>
       <intent-filter android:autoVerify="true">
         <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
 
         <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
         <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
 
         <data
           android:scheme="https"
           android:host="web.comm.app" />
       </intent-filter>
     </activity>
     <activity
       android:name=".SplashActivity"
       android:launchMode="singleTop"
       android:theme="@style/SplashTheme"
       android:label="@string/app_name"
       android:noHistory="true"
       android:screenOrientation="portrait"
       android:exported="true"
     >
       <intent-filter>
         <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
         <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
       </intent-filter>
     </activity>
     <meta-data
       android:name="com.google.firebase.messaging.default_notification_icon"
       android:resource="@drawable/notif_icon"
     />
     <meta-data android:name="google_analytics_adid_collection_enabled" android:value="false" />
   </application>
   <queries>
     <intent>
       <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
       <data android:scheme="rainbow" />
     </intent>
   </queries>
 </manifest>