Add PrivacyManifest file

[noriHanda]

Is there an existing issue?

• I have searched existing issues

This package is not explicitly listed in this article, but I believe adding PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy is required to deliver any iOS apps that depend on this package on AppStore nowadays.

Use case

For any iOS apps

Proposed solution

Add PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy file under ios folder.
cf. sqflite case

Describe alternatives you've considered

It may not be necessary if this package does not depend on SDK's that require PrivacyManifests.

Additional context

See also:

• Determine how to handle privacy manifests in packages flutter/flutter#131940 (comment)
• [various] Add iOS privacy manifests flutter/packages#5846

[greenrobot-team]

Thanks for making us aware and linking helpful resources!

Based on a quick read there is no immediate requirement. But Apple intends to make this a requirement in the future. So it makes sense to prepare. This also affects the Swift library that the ObjectBox Flutter plugin actually includes.

[noriHanda]

@greenrobot-team
Thanks for your reply.

I'm not an expert on this topic and still confused by this like many others, but my impression on reading the Apple document is that any apps/packages that depend on any packages listed need to have the PrivacyManifest. ObjectBox (objectbox_flutter_libs to be precise) seems to be depending on Flutter which is in the list, so I think the priority of this issue is considerably high.

[greenrobot-team]

ObjectBox (objectbox_flutter_libs to be precise) seems to be depending on Flutter which is in the list

Based on the Flutter teams current understanding each dependency has a privacy manifest about the required reason APIs it uses directly. So transitive dependencies like affected Flutter iOS plugins need to (and as you linked above apparently already do) include their own manifest.

And technically, Flutter should already be a direct dependency of any app that uses the ObjectBox Flutter plugins.

Anyhow, if anyone has an issue submitting an app that uses ObjectBox to the Apple App Store let us know the details. Then we can prioritize this.

[noriHanda]

Okay sounds good!