How to remove specific permission when build Android app with gradle?

Question

Recently Google auto merge permission from Google Service to final release apk. Some one ask here Why are permissions being automatically added to my AndroidManifest when in

Answer 1

Add attribute tools:node with a value of remove to your manifest:

<manifest ... xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
    ...
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" tools:node="remove"/>
    ...
</manifest>

See http://tools.android.com/tech-docs/new-build-system/user-guide/manifest-merger#TOC-tools:node-markers

Don't forget to add the tools namespace to the root element of your manifest.