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# Why does Health Connect re-prompt permissions on init?

On Android with Health Connect, `initTerra` **automatically re-requests permissions when the device previously had a connection and the user still exists server-side** (for example after an app uninstall and reinstall), in order to restore connection state. It does not prompt users who never connected.

To avoid the prompt:

* When switching accounts on the same device, **deauthenticate the previous user before initialising for the new one**. Periodic deauth of long-inactive users also keeps connections and billing quota clean.
* On iOS, debug builds can change the device ID the SDK picks up, making each install look like a new connection. iOS also re-prompts whenever the requested permission set changes between releases, so always call `initConnection` with a constant, explicit list of `CustomPermissions` rather than an empty array.

If the prompt appears on devices that never enabled the connection, share a `user_id` or `reference_id` so support can check connection state, and **update to the latest SDK**.