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Bluetooth issue

Hi team,

Our app (Nira Fit, iOS) was rejected by Apple under Guideline 5.1.1(ii) for insufficient/placeholder purpose strings, specifically:

NSBluetoothPeripheralUsageDescription
NSBluetoothAlwaysUsageDescription

Both currently read "To enable Bluetooth access tap OK" — Nira Fit has no Bluetooth functionality whatsoever, so this permission shouldn't be requested at all.

I've checked App Permissions and Native Plugins in the App Studio and can't find any control for Bluetooth in either place — only Location Services, Camera, Photo Library, and Microphone appear under iOS Permission Descriptions.

Two direct questions:

Is there a way to disable/remove the Bluetooth permission from our build entirely, even if it's not exposed in the dashboard UI?
If not, is this a known limitation, and is there a timeline for exposing it as a configurable field (similar to how Location/Camera/Photo Library/Microphone already work)?

This is currently blocking our App Store submission. Any guidance — including a manual workaround — would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Christian