diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index c33d08766..723da6332 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -12,16 +12,20 @@
         android:name="android.hardware.location.gps"
         android:required="false" />
 
-    <!-- Request legacy Bluetooth permissions on older devices -->
+<!-- TODO - wait for targetSdkVersion 31
+    &lt;!&ndash; Request legacy Bluetooth permissions on older devices &ndash;&gt;
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH"
         android:maxSdkVersion="30" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN"
         android:maxSdkVersion="30" />
 
-    <!-- API 31+ Bluetooth permissions -->
+    &lt;!&ndash; API 31+ Bluetooth permissions &ndash;&gt;
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN"
         android:usesPermissionFlags="neverForLocation" />
+-->
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN" />
 
     <!-- Permissions required for providing location (from phone GPS) to mesh -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/MainActivity.kt
index e62d809eb..4fcf73e23 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/MainActivity.kt
@@ -268,11 +268,14 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), Logging,
             // Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
         )
 
+/*      TODO - wait for targetSdkVersion 31
         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.S) {
             perms.add(Manifest.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT)
         } else {
             perms.add(Manifest.permission.BLUETOOTH)
         }
+*/
+        perms.add(Manifest.permission.BLUETOOTH)
 
         // Some old phones complain about requesting perms they don't understand
         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/android/ContextServices.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/android/ContextServices.kt
index c3926e771..6f2312bf8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/android/ContextServices.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/android/ContextServices.kt
@@ -35,12 +35,13 @@ fun Context.getMissingPermissions(perms: List<String>) = perms.filter {
 fun Context.getConnectPermissions(): List<String> {
     val perms = mutableListOf<String>()
 
+/*  TODO - wait for targetSdkVersion 31
     if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.S) {
         perms.add(Manifest.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT)
     } else {
         perms.add(Manifest.permission.BLUETOOTH)
     }
-
+*/
     return getMissingPermissions(perms)
 }
 
@@ -53,12 +54,18 @@ fun Context.hasConnectPermission() = getConnectPermissions().isEmpty()
 fun Context.getScanPermissions(): List<String> {
     val perms = mutableListOf<String>()
 
+/*  TODO - wait for targetSdkVersion 31
     if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.S) {
         perms.add(Manifest.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN)
     } else if (!BluetoothInterface.hasCompanionDeviceApi(this)) {
         perms.add(Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION)
         perms.add(Manifest.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN)
     }
+*/
+    if (!BluetoothInterface.hasCompanionDeviceApi(this)) {
+        perms.add(Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION)
+        perms.add(Manifest.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN)
+    }
 
     return getMissingPermissions(perms)
 }