BUG - Camera permissions are requested even when in audio only mode

[james-cohen]

Expected behavior

Create a call object for an audio only call, microphone permissions only are requested

Describe the bug (unexpected behavior)

Camera permissions are requested even thought video source is false

Steps to reproduce

Create new audio only call object on an Android device as described in guide:

      const newCallObject = Daily.createCallObject({
        videoSource: false,
        audioSource: true,
        startAudioOff: false,
      });

Camera permissions modal appears, sometimes before and sometimes after mic permissions

System information

* Device: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 * OS, version: Android 14 * Browser, version: React Native

[james-cohen]

The issue may be due to the checkPermissions method in DailyNativeUtils.java - both camera and mic permissions seem to be requested regardless

[filipi87]

Hi @james-cohen, thank you for reporting this. We were able to replicate the issue and plan to fix it before our next release. I’ll let you know once it's ready.

[filipi87]

This issue has been fixed in react-native-daily-js version 0.70.0.

In order for it to properly work, the AndroidManifest.xml:

• Should NOT include the permission for the foreground service to access camera:
  • <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CAMERA"/>
• The foregroundServiceType should NOT include camera.