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Why does my app authorization screen show two scopes?

When I click to edit my app in Google, it shows only one scope which is to edit only the files created by the app in Google Drive. The app has been verified by Google.

When I run the app on my Android phone, it brings up the warning screen that says, "Chess Openings Wizard wants access to your Google Account" and then it shows two options with checkboxes. The two options:

"See, edit, delete and create all of your Google Drive files."

"See, edit, create and delete only the specific Google Drive files you use with this app."

Given that the app settings has only the second scope, why is the first checkbox there? How do I change things so that only the second scope is shown?

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Google verified my app with just the one scope of "See, edit, create and delete only the specific Google Drive files you use with this app."

It turns out that the component I was using to access the cloud was requesting the wider scope of access to all files. Once that was adjusted, the expected authorization appeared for the app.