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+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8' standalone='yes' ?>
+
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2021 Google Inc.
+
+    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+    You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+    WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+    limitations under the License.
+-->
+
+<!--
+    This file contains permissions to be granted by default. Default
+    permissions are granted to special platform components and to apps
+    that are approved to get default grants. The special components
+    are apps that are expected tto work out-of-the-box as they provide
+    core use cases such as default dialer, default email, etc. These
+    grants are managed by the platform. The apps that are additionally
+    approved for default grants are ones that provide carrier specific
+    functionality, ones legally required at some location, ones providing
+    alternative disclosure and opt-out UI, ones providing highlight features
+    of a dedicated device, etc. This file contains only the latter exceptions.
+    Fixed permissions cannot be controlled by the user and need a special
+    approval. Typically these are to ensure either legally mandated functions
+    or the app is considered a part of the OS.
+-->
+
+<exceptions>
+
+    <!-- This is an example of an exception:
+    <exception
+        package="foo.bar.permission"
+      <permission name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" fixed="true"/>
+      <permission name="android.permission.READ_CALENDAR" fixed="false"/>
+    </exception>
+    -->
+
+    <exception package="com.google.android.marvin.talkback">
+        <!-- TalkBack: screen-reader for blind/low-vision users -->
+
+        <!-- Phone state to reduce feedback when user is in a phone call -->
+        <permission name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" fixed="false"/>
+        <!-- Facilitate BT-capable braille displays with these BLUETOOTH pregrants -->
+        <permission name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT" fixed="false"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN" fixed="false"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADVERTISE" fixed="false"/>
+    </exception>
+
+</exceptions>
+