Permission condition is false in flutter web

[Zeinab-Kouhkan]

Package version

• 5.2.0.

Environment

• Browser [e.g. chrome, safari].

Describe the bug

The browser microphone permission is set to 'Allowed' after displaying the permission notification, and it’s confirmed by the user. However, when starting the recording, the hasPermission check returns false. I tested this on HTTPS with both the CanvasKit and HTML renderers, and it still returns false.

Add your record configuration

Future<void> startRecorder() async {
    try {
      if (await _audioRecorder.hasPermission()) {

        const encoder = AudioEncoder.wav;

        if (!await _isEncoderSupported(encoder)) {

          return;
        }

        final devs = await _audioRecorder.listInputDevices();
        debugPrint('Devices Has Microphone:  ${devs.toString()}');

        const config = RecordConfig(encoder: encoder, numChannels: 1);

        // Record to file
        await _recordFile(config);

        // Record to stream
        // await recordStream(_audioRecorder, config);

        _recordDuration.value = 0;

        _startTimer();
      }
    } catch (e) {
      debugPrint(e.toString());
    }
  }
  

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[llfbandit]

The description is unclear. hasPermission already prompts the user for permission.
So how did you allow it?

Maybe a lead, hasPermission on web platform is not tied to a specific device.
Did you rejected the permission before for another device?

Finally, hasPermission call can eventually be skipped on web platform, the permission prompt will be sent to the user if needed (so not rejected of course).

[Zeinab-Kouhkan]

This condition is checked when the user first starts the recording, and an access notification is displayed. The user grants access, but the condition returns false when the recording is restarted.
According to your opinion on the web, should I ignore this condition?