Unity Android Runtime Permissions

Available on Asset Store: https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/integration/android-runtime-permissions-117803

Forum Thread: https://forum.unity.com/threads/open-source-androidruntimepermissions-manage-runtime-permissions-synchronously-on-android-m.528833/

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Based on UnityAndroidPermissions (MIT License): https://github.com/Over17/UnityAndroidPermissions

This plugin helps you query/request runtime permissions on Android M and later. It also works on older Android versions and detects whether a requested permission is declared in AndroidManifest or not.

INSTALLATION

There are 5 ways to install this plugin:

• import RuntimePermissions.unitypackage via Assets-Import Package
• clone/download this repository and move the Plugins folder to your Unity project's Assets folder
• import it from Asset Store
• (via Package Manager) add the following line to Packages/manifest.json:
  • "com.yasirkula.androidruntimepermissions": "https://github.com/yasirkula/UnityAndroidRuntimePermissions.git",
• (via OpenUPM) after installing openupm-cli, run the following command:
  • openupm add com.yasirkula.androidruntimepermissions

HOW TO

Before we start, there is one optional step: by default, Unity shows a permission dialog on startup to prevent plugins from crashing/malfunctioning. This can be disabled, if you want; but you must make sure to handle all the runtime permissions carefully in your app's lifecycle. To disable this dialog, add the following line inside the <application>...</application> tag of Plugins/Android/AndroidManifest.xml:

<meta-data android:name="unityplayer.SkipPermissionsDialog" android:value="true" />

NOTE: if your project doesn't have an AndroidManifest, you can copy Unity's default one from C:\Program Files\Unity\Editor\Data\PlaybackEngines\AndroidPlayer (it might be located in a subfolder, like 'Apk') to Assets/Plugins/Android (credit).

You can use the following static functions of AndroidRuntimePermissions to manage runtime permissions:

bool CheckPermission( string permission ): checks whether or not the permission is granted

bool[] CheckPermissions( params string[] permissions ): queries multiple permissions simultaneously. The returned array will contain one entry per queried permission

Permission RequestPermission( string permission ): requests a permission from the user and returns the result. It is recommended to show a brief explanation before asking the permission so that user understands why the permission is needed and doesn't click Deny or worse, "Don't ask again". Permission is an enum that can take 3 values:

• Granted: permission is granted
• ShouldAsk: permission is denied but we can ask the user for permission once again. As long as the user doesn't select "Don't ask again" while denying the permission, ShouldAsk is returned
• Denied: we don't have permission and we can't ask the user for permission. In this case, user has to give the permission from app's Settings. This happens when user selects "Don't ask again" while denying the permission or when user is not allowed to give that permission (parental controls etc.)

Permission[] RequestPermissions( params string[] permissions ): requests multiple permissions simultaneously

Task<Permission> RequestPermissionAsync( string permission ): asynchronous version of RequestPermission. Unlike RequestPermission, this function doesn't freeze the app unnecessarily before the permission dialog is displayed

Task<Permission[]> RequestPermissionsAsync( string[] permissions ): asynchronous version of RequestPermissions

void OpenSettings(): opens the settings for this app, from where the user can manually grant permission(s) in case a needed permission's state is Permission.Denied

EXAMPLE CODE

The following code requests ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION permission (it must be declared in AndroidManifest) when bottom-right corner of the screen is touched:

void Update()
{
	if( Input.GetMouseButtonDown( 0 ) && Input.mousePosition.x > Screen.width * 0.8f && Input.mousePosition.y < Screen.height * 0.2f )
		RequestPermission();
}

async void RequestPermission()
{
	AndroidRuntimePermissions.Permission result = await AndroidRuntimePermissions.RequestPermissionAsync( "android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" );
	//AndroidRuntimePermissions.Permission result = AndroidRuntimePermissions.RequestPermission( "android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" ); // Synchronous version (not recommended)
	if( result == AndroidRuntimePermissions.Permission.Granted )
		Debug.Log( "We have permission to access fine location!" );
	else
		Debug.Log( "Permission state: " + result );

	// Requesting ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION and CAMERA permissions simultaneously
	//AndroidRuntimePermissions.Permission[] result = await AndroidRuntimePermissions.RequestPermissionsAsync( "android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION", "android.permission.CAMERA" );
	//if( result[0] == AndroidRuntimePermissions.Permission.Granted && result[1] == AndroidRuntimePermissions.Permission.Granted )
	//	Debug.Log( "We have all the permissions!" );
	//else
	//	Debug.Log( "Some permission(s) are not granted..." );
}