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Open source fork of the Google Authenticator Android app
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Camera 'Allow' button gets disabled #104

Closed satnam-malhotra closed 5 years ago

satnam-malhotra commented 5 years ago

Steps to reproduce on an android device:

  1. Allow camera access during first time installation of google authenticator.
  2. Go to settings > app > Authenticator > Permission > remove camera access.
  3. Open the app again and click on + button to scan a barcode
  4. On the alert message check 'Don't ask again'
  5. Allow button will get disabled

Please have a look at the attached video for better understanding of this issue.

Authenticator_camera_access_issue.mp4.zip

ThomasHabets commented 5 years ago

-> Transferred to Google Authenticator Android project.

I don't think this is a Google Authenticator issue. I think this is simply how Android works and it's part of the OS UI.

My guessing on reason: If you say "Deny" it makes sense to say "and never ask me again", whereas if you say "Allow" it may imply "Don't ask again" since maybe Android does not have a "ask per use". I think iPhone may have that, but I'm not an expert.

If you think of this dialog as asking "can I have access to the camera from now on", does it make more sense?

Other apps work this way too. E.g. if you disable camera access for the "Camera" app it'll do the exact same thing.

satnam-malhotra commented 5 years ago

Yeah, that makes sense. Thanks for the reply.