diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 6a287b31..08a755fd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
         <package android:name="dev.zapstore.app" />
     </queries>
 
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
diff --git a/app/src/offline/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/offline/AndroidManifest.xml
index 269ea875..1b5ef245 100644
--- a/app/src/offline/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/offline/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
 
+    <!-- Explicitly remove INTERNET permission — offline flavor has no network stack -->
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" tools:node="remove" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE" tools:node="remove" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" tools:node="remove" />
+
     <application
         android:name=".Amber"
         android:allowBackup="false"