diff --git a/android-mobile/AndroidManifest.xml b/android-mobile/AndroidManifest.xml
index e4f8df3ac..6c3a09d3f 100644
--- a/android-mobile/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android-mobile/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -91,14 +91,22 @@
     <!--
          The following comment will be replaced upon deployment with default permissions based on the dependencies of the application.
          Remove the comment if you do not require these default permissions.
-    -->
-    <!-- %%INSERT_PERMISSIONS -->
+         %% no space here INSERT_PERMISSIONS
 
+	 this always requests FINE_LOCATION which I no longer want to deal with - so instead manually request what we know we need.
+	 stupidly COARSE LOCATION appears to be necessary for BLE
+    -->
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
 
     <!--
          The following comment will be replaced upon deployment with default features based on the dependencies of the application.
          Remove the comment if you do not require these default features.
     -->
-    <!-- %%INSERT_FEATURES -->
+    <!-- %% no space here INSERT_FEATURES -->
 
 </manifest>