diff --git a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index d29894e..cd132c3 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN" android:usesPermissionFlags="neverForLocation"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADVERTISE"/>
-    <!-- Location permission (required for BLE scanning on Android 11 and below) -->
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"/>
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION"/>
+    <!-- Location permission (required for BLE scanning on Android 11 and below only; bounded so Android 12+ requests no location) -->
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" android:maxSdkVersion="30"/>
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" android:maxSdkVersion="30"/>
     <!-- Notification permission (required for Android 13+) -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS"/>
     <!-- Foreground service permission for background BLE -->