location_permissions requestPermissions being denied

[andrewzakhartchouk]

When trying out the example app provided in the package on an Android virtual device, I found that it was not attempting to request location permissions. Manually setting the app's permission in the settings menu fixed the problem.

However checking the code I found that the package location_permissions is non-existent, and thus the related code cannot function.

Because there might be some additional setup for the example app that I didn't complete, I thought I would check here first before raising an issue at the location_permissions repository.

[mehdok]

HI @andrewzakhartchouk Thank you for opening an issue;

Did you update the location permission package?

[andrewzakhartchouk]

If by updating you mean pub get, yes I have. My location_permissions is version ^3.0.0+1.

UPDATE: Somehow the errors sorted themselves out, but pressing the Start button still does nothing.

Looking further, it seems in this point

final permission = await LocationPermissions().requestPermissions(
          permissionLevel: LocationPermissionLevel.locationAlways,
        );

the request is still being denied and returns PermissionStatus.denied

[mehdok]

By updating, I mean increasing the version of the library;

the request is still being denied and returns PermissionStatus.denied

I'll check this;

[mehdok]

I believe this is a location_permissions bug and there is nothing we can do on the library side. All we need is to just get location permission, you are free to use whatever is working for this matter;

[andrewzakhartchouk]

Thanks for looking into it. Perhaps I misunderstood how the permissions work, because if the app permission is set to 'Denied' then the location_permissions request won't work. Only if it's set to 'Allowed Only While In Use' will it automatically redirect to the app's permission page.

This also applies to the flutter-permission-handler.

My workaround ends up being using the app_settings package to redirect.

[mehdok]

I don't think you misunderstood something, something definitely has changed, because the default permission status should not be denied, I believe it should be not_determined or something similar;

Anyway, I would be more than happy to hear again from you and your solution for this problem;

[andrewzakhartchouk]

I can make a pull request for the example app that demonstrates using the app_settings package if you would like.

[mehdok]

I would appreciate it if you do so;