diff --git a/testapps/TestRcsApp/TestApp/Android.bp b/testapps/TestRcsApp/TestApp/Android.bp
index e63715b..4496a8e 100644
--- a/testapps/TestRcsApp/TestApp/Android.bp
+++ b/testapps/TestRcsApp/TestApp/Android.bp
@@ -20,8 +20,19 @@
         "androidx.appcompat_appcompat",
         "libphonenumber-platform"
     ],
+
     certificate: "platform",
+    privileged: true,
+    product_specific: true,
 
     sdk_version: "system_current",
     min_sdk_version: "30",
+    required: ["privapp-permissions-com.google.android.sample.rcsclient.xml"]
+}
+
+prebuilt_etc {
+    name: "privapp-permissions-com.google.android.sample.rcsclient.xml",
+    src: "etc/permissions/privapp-permissions-com.google.android.sample.rcsclient.xml",
+    sub_dir:"permissions",
+    product_specific: true,
 }
diff --git a/testapps/TestRcsApp/TestApp/etc/permissions/privapp-permissions-com.google.android.sample.rcsclient.xml b/testapps/TestRcsApp/TestApp/etc/permissions/privapp-permissions-com.google.android.sample.rcsclient.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4064db4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testapps/TestRcsApp/TestApp/etc/permissions/privapp-permissions-com.google.android.sample.rcsclient.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+  ~ Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+  ~
+  ~ 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.
+  -->
+<permissions>
+    <privapp-permissions package="com.google.android.sample.rcsclient">
+        <permission name="android.permission.MODIFY_PHONE_STATE"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.CONNECTIVITY_USE_RESTRICTED_NETWORKS"/>
+    </privapp-permissions>
+</permissions>
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