diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index c848e61e6cc..231e36e092a 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -8,4 +8,9 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE"/>
 
+    <application>
+        <!-- Include the telemetry service to simplify set up (https://www.mapbox.com/telemetry) -->
+        <service android:name="com.mapbox.services.android.telemetry.service.TelemetryService"/>
+    </application>
+
 </manifest>
diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 9aeb0282b92..0c76cb81516 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
           package="com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.testapp">
 
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"/>
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
 
     <application
@@ -606,8 +603,6 @@
         <!-- <meta-data -->
         <!-- android:name="com.mapbox.SetStorageExternal" -->
         <!-- android:value="true" /> -->
-
-        <service android:name="com.mapbox.services.android.telemetry.service.TelemetryService"/>
     </application>
 
 </manifest>