Android permission Cordova plugin

This plugin is designed for supporting Android new permissions checking mechanism.

Since Android 6.0, the Android permissions checking mechanism has been changed. In the past, the permissions were granted by users when they decide to install the app. Now, the permissions should be granted by a user when he/she is using the app.

For old Android plugins you (developers) are using may not support this new mechanism or already stop updating. So either to find a new plugin to solving this problem, nor trying to add the mechanism in the old plugin. If you don't want to do those, you can try this plugin.

Installation

cordova plugin add [email protected]

※ Support Android SDK >= 14

Usage

API

var permissions = cordova.plugins.permissions;
permissions.hasPermission(permission, successCallback, errorCallback);
permissions.requestPermission(permission, successCallback, errorCallback);
permissions.requestPermissions(permissions, successCallback, errorCallback);

Deprecated API - still work now, will not support in the future.

permissions.hasPermission(successCallback, errorCallback, permission);
permissions.requestPermission(successCallback, errorCallback, permission);

Permission Name

Following the Android design. See Manifest.permission.

// Example
permissions.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
permissions.CAMERA
permissions.GET_ACCOUNTS
permissions.READ_CONTACTS
permissions.READ_CALENDAR
...

Example

var permissions = cordova.plugins.permissions;
permissions.hasPermission(permissions.CAMERA, checkPermissionCallback, null);

function checkPermissionCallback(status) {
  if(!status.hasPermission) {
    var errorCallback = function() {
      console.warn('Camera permission is not turned on');
    }

    permissions.requestPermission(
      permissions.CAMERA,
      function(status) {
        if(!status.hasPermission) errorCallback();
      },
      errorCallback);
  }
}

License

Copyright (C) 2016 Jason Yang

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.