Workflow for Requesting Runtime Permissions
Understand the best practices for requesting runtime permissions in Android apps. Learn to ask for permissions just before needed actions and handle denial gracefully to ensure smooth app functionality and user experience.
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Accessing a user’s call history, messages, location, camera, microphone, and so on is categorized as dangerous permissions. If our application requires any dangerous permissions, adding them to the AndroidManifest.xml file isn’t sufficient. We need to explicitly ask for the user’s consent to use the permission.
Let’s learn about the workflow for requesting and using runtime permissions.
Runtime permissions workflow
As a best practice, we should request runtime permissions just before performing a restricted action. It’s not advisable to request permissions in advance. For example, let’s assume our application requires external storage ...