react-native-permissions

What is react-native-permissions?

The react-native-permissions package is a library for handling permissions in React Native applications. It provides a unified API to request and check permissions for various device features such as location, camera, microphone, and more.

What are react-native-permissions's main functionalities?

Requesting Permissions

This feature allows you to request specific permissions from the user. In this example, the code requests camera permission on an Android device.

import { request, PERMISSIONS } from 'react-native-permissions';

async function requestCameraPermission() {
  const result = await request(PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.CAMERA);
  console.log(result);
}

Checking Permissions

This feature allows you to check the current status of a specific permission. The example checks if the camera permission is granted on an Android device.

import { check, PERMISSIONS, RESULTS } from 'react-native-permissions';

async function checkCameraPermission() {
  const result = await check(PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.CAMERA);
  if (result === RESULTS.GRANTED) {
    console.log('Camera permission granted');
  } else {
    console.log('Camera permission not granted');
  }
}

Open App Settings

This feature allows you to open the app settings so the user can manually grant permissions. The example demonstrates how to open the app settings.

import { openSettings } from 'react-native-permissions';

function openAppSettings() {
  openSettings().catch(() => console.warn('Cannot open settings'));
}

Other packages similar to react-native-permissions

react-native-location

The react-native-location package provides location services for React Native applications. It allows you to request and check location permissions, as well as get the current location of the device. Compared to react-native-permissions, it is more focused on location-specific functionalities.

react-native-geolocation-service

The react-native-geolocation-service package is another library for handling geolocation in React Native apps. It offers more accurate and reliable location services compared to the default React Native geolocation API. While it focuses on geolocation, react-native-permissions provides a broader range of permission management.

react-native-contacts

The react-native-contacts package allows you to access and manage the device's contact list. It includes functionalities for requesting contact permissions, reading contacts, and adding new contacts. This package is specialized for contact management, whereas react-native-permissions covers a wider array of permissions.

README

☝🏼 react-native-permissions

An unified permissions API for React Native on iOS, Android and Windows.
(For Windows only builds 18362 and later are supported)

Support

This library follows the React Native releases support policy.
It is supporting the latest version, and the two previous minor series.

Setup

$ npm i -S react-native-permissions
# --- or ---
$ yarn add react-native-permissions

iOS

• By default, no permissions are available. First, require the setup script in your Podfile:

# Transform this into a `node_require` generic function:
- # Resolve react_native_pods.rb with node to allow for hoisting
- require Pod::Executable.execute_command('node', ['-p',
-   'require.resolve(
-     "react-native/scripts/react_native_pods.rb",
-     {paths: [process.argv[1]]},
-   )', __dir__]).strip

+ def node_require(script)
+   # Resolve script with node to allow for hoisting
+   require Pod::Executable.execute_command('node', ['-p',
+     "require.resolve(
+       '#{script}',
+       {paths: [process.argv[1]]},
+     )", __dir__]).strip
+ end

# Use it to require both react-native's and this package's scripts:
+ node_require('react-native/scripts/react_native_pods.rb')
+ node_require('react-native-permissions/scripts/setup.rb')

• In the same Podfile, call setup_permissions with the permissions you need. Only the permissions specified here will be added:

# …

platform :ios, min_ios_version_supported
prepare_react_native_project!

# ⬇️ uncomment the permissions you need
setup_permissions([
  # 'AppTrackingTransparency',
  # 'Bluetooth',
  # 'Calendars',
  # 'CalendarsWriteOnly',
  # 'Camera',
  # 'Contacts',
  # 'FaceID',
  # 'LocationAccuracy',
  # 'LocationAlways',
  # 'LocationWhenInUse',
  # 'MediaLibrary',
  # 'Microphone',
  # 'Motion',
  # 'Notifications',
  # 'PhotoLibrary',
  # 'PhotoLibraryAddOnly',
  # 'Reminders',
  # 'Siri',
  # 'SpeechRecognition',
  # 'StoreKit',
])

# …

• Then execute pod install in your ios directory (📌  Note that it must be re-executed each time you update this config).
• Finally, add the corresponding permissions usage descriptions to your Info.plist. For example:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>

  <!-- 🚨 Keep only the permissions specified in `setup_permissions` 🚨 -->

  <key>NSAppleMusicUsageDescription</key>
  <string>[REASON]</string>
  <key>NSBluetoothAlwaysUsageDescription</key>
  <string>[REASON]</string>
  <key>NSBluetoothPeripheralUsageDescription</key>
  <string>[REASON]</string>
  <key>NSCalendarsFullAccessUsageDescription</key>
  <string>[REASON]</string>
  <key>NSCalendarsWriteOnlyAccessUsageDescription</key>
  <string>[REASON]</string>
  <key>NSCameraUsageDescription</key>
  <string>[REASON]</string>
  <key>NSContactsUsageDescription</key>
  <string>[REASON]</string>
  <key>NSFaceIDUsageDescription</key>
  <string>[REASON]</string>
  <key>NSLocationAlwaysAndWhenInUseUsageDescription</key>
  <string>[REASON]</string>
  <key>NSLocationTemporaryUsageDescriptionDictionary</key>
  <dict>
    <key>YOUR-PURPOSE-KEY</key>
    <string>[REASON]</string>
  </dict>
  <key>NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription</key>
  <string>[REASON]</string>
  <key>NSMicrophoneUsageDescription</key>
  <string>[REASON]</string>
  <key>NSMotionUsageDescription</key>
  <string>[REASON]</string>
  <key>NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription</key>
  <string>[REASON]</string>
  <key>NSPhotoLibraryAddUsageDescription</key>
  <string>[REASON]</string>
  <key>NSRemindersFullAccessUsageDescription</key>
  <string>[REASON]</string>
  <key>NSSpeechRecognitionUsageDescription</key>
  <string>[REASON]</string>
  <key>NSSiriUsageDescription</key>
  <string>[REASON]</string>
  <key>NSUserTrackingUsageDescription</key>
  <string>[REASON]</string>

  <!-- … -->

</dict>
</plist>

Android

Add all wanted permissions to your app android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml file:

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

  <!-- 🚨 Keep only the permissions used in your app 🚨 -->

  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCEPT_HANDOVER" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION" />
  <uses-permission android:name="com.android.voicemail.permission.ADD_VOICEMAIL" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ANSWER_PHONE_CALLS" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADVERTISE" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BODY_SENSORS" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BODY_SENSORS_BACKGROUND" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CALL_PHONE" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.PROCESS_OUTGOING_CALLS" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CALENDAR" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CALL_LOG" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_NUMBERS" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_SMS" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_MMS" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_WAP_PUSH" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SEND_SMS" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.USE_SIP" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.UWB_RANGING" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_CALENDAR" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_CALL_LOG" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />

  <!-- … -->

</manifest>

Expo

If you use Expo, the previous sections don't apply. Instead just update your app.json file with the corresponding values, but using the syntax exemplified below:

{
  "expo": {
    "name": "Awesome app",
    "plugins": [
      [
        "react-native-permissions",
        {
          // Add setup_permissions to your Podfile (see iOS setup - steps 1, 2 and 3)
          "iosPermissions": [
            "Camera",
            "Microphone"
          ]
        }
      ]
    ],
    "ios": {
      // Add descriptions to your Info.plist (see iOS setup - step 4)
      "infoPlist": {
        "NSCameraUsageDescription": "[REASON]",
        "NSMicrophoneUsageDescription": "[REASON]"
      }
    },
    "android": {
      // Add permissions to your AndroidManifest.xml (see Android setup)
      "permissions": [
        "android.permission.CAMERA",
        "android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Windows

Open the project solution file from the windows folder. In the app project open Package.appxmanifest file. From there you can select which capabilites you want your app to support.

🆘 Manual linking

Because this package targets recent React Native versions, you probably don't need to link it manually. But if you have a special case, follow these additional instructions:

👀 See manual linking instructions

iOS

Add this line to your ios/Podfile file, then run pod install.

target 'YourAwesomeProject' do
  # …
  pod 'RNPermissions', :path => '../node_modules/react-native-permissions'
end

Android

• Add the following lines to android/settings.gradle:

include ':react-native-permissions'
project(':react-native-permissions').projectDir = new File(rootProject.projectDir, '../node_modules/react-native-permissions/android')

• Add the implementation line to the dependencies in android/app/build.gradle:

dependencies {
  // ...
  implementation project(':react-native-permissions')
}

• Add the import and link the package in MainApplication.java:

import com.zoontek.rnpermissions.RNPermissionsPackage; // <- add the RNPermissionsPackage import

public class MainApplication extends Application implements ReactApplication {

  // …

  @Override
  protected List<ReactPackage> getPackages() {
    @SuppressWarnings("UnnecessaryLocalVariable")
    List<ReactPackage> packages = new PackageList(this).getPackages();
    // …
    packages.add(new RNPermissionsPackage());
    return packages;
  }

  // …
}

Windows

• In windows/myapp.sln add the RNCConfig project to your solution:

• Open the solution in Visual Studio 2019
• Right-click Solution icon in Solution Explorer > Add > Existing Project
• Select node_modules\react-native-permissions\windows\RNPermissions\RNPermissions.vcxproj

• In windows/myapp/myapp.vcxproj ad a reference to RNPermissions to your main application project. From Visual Studio 2019:

• Right-click main application project > Add > Reference...
• Check RNPermissions from Solution Projects.

• In pch.h add #include "winrt/RNPermissions.h".

• In app.cpp add PackageProviders().Append(winrt::RNPermissions::ReactPackageProvider()); before InitializeComponent();.

Understanding permission flow

As permissions are not handled in the same way on iOS, Android and Windows, this library provides an abstraction over the three platforms behaviors. To understand it a little better, take a look to this flowchart:

 ┏━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┓
 ┃ check(PERMISSIONS.X.Y) ┃
 ┗━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┛
              │                                ┌─────────────────────┐
  Is the feature available ───────── NO ─────▶ │ RESULTS.UNAVAILABLE │
      on this device ?                         └─────────────────────┘
              │
             YES
              │                                ┌───────────────────────────┐
      Is the permission ─────────── YES ─────▶ │ RESULTS.GRANTED / LIMITED │
      already granted ?                        └───────────────────────────┘
              │
              NO
              │                                ┌─────────────────┐
Is the permission requestable, ───── NO ─────▶ │ RESULTS.BLOCKED │
 or is the platform Android ?                  └─────────────────┘
              │
             YES
              │
              ▼
     ┌────────────────┐
     │ RESULTS.DENIED │
     └────────────────┘
              │
              ▼
 ┏━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┓
 ┃ request(PERMISSIONS.X.Y) ┃◀─────────────────────────┐
 ┗━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┛                          │
              │                                       YES
              │                                        │
    Did the user see and ──────── NO ──────── Is the permission
    accept the request ?                      still requestable ?
              │                                        │
             YES                                       NO
              │                                        │
              ▼                                        ▼
┌───────────────────────────┐                 ┌─────────────────┐
│ RESULTS.GRANTED / LIMITED │                 │ RESULTS.BLOCKED │
└───────────────────────────┘                 └─────────────────┘

This can be implemented as follows:

• check the permission status
• If granted, use the feature
• If blocked, display a screen prompting the user to go to settings (using openSettings) (This will not be shown on Android)
• If denied, display a button to request permission:
  • If granted, use the feature
  • If blocked, display an alert prompting the user to go to settings (using openSettings)

The user experience (UX) is excellent on iOS and acceptable on Android, considering the platform's limitations.

API

Supported permissions

Android permissions

import {PERMISSIONS} from 'react-native-permissions';

PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.ACCEPT_HANDOVER;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.ADD_VOICEMAIL;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.ANSWER_PHONE_CALLS;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.BLUETOOTH_ADVERTISE;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.BLUETOOTH_SCAN;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.BODY_SENSORS;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.BODY_SENSORS_BACKGROUND;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.CALL_PHONE;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.CAMERA;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.GET_ACCOUNTS;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.POST_NOTIFICATIONS;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.PROCESS_OUTGOING_CALLS;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.READ_CALENDAR;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.READ_CALL_LOG;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.READ_CONTACTS;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.READ_PHONE_NUMBERS;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.READ_PHONE_STATE;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.READ_SMS;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.RECEIVE_MMS;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.RECEIVE_SMS;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.RECEIVE_WAP_PUSH;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.RECORD_AUDIO;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.SEND_SMS;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.USE_SIP;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.UWB_RANGING;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.WRITE_CALENDAR;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.WRITE_CALL_LOG;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.WRITE_CONTACTS;
PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE;

iOS permissions

import {PERMISSIONS} from 'react-native-permissions';

PERMISSIONS.IOS.APP_TRACKING_TRANSPARENCY;
PERMISSIONS.IOS.BLUETOOTH;
PERMISSIONS.IOS.CALENDARS;
PERMISSIONS.IOS.CALENDARS_WRITE_ONLY;
PERMISSIONS.IOS.CAMERA;
PERMISSIONS.IOS.CONTACTS;
PERMISSIONS.IOS.FACE_ID;
PERMISSIONS.IOS.LOCATION_ALWAYS;
PERMISSIONS.IOS.LOCATION_WHEN_IN_USE;
PERMISSIONS.IOS.MEDIA_LIBRARY;
PERMISSIONS.IOS.MICROPHONE;
PERMISSIONS.IOS.MOTION;
PERMISSIONS.IOS.PHOTO_LIBRARY;
PERMISSIONS.IOS.PHOTO_LIBRARY_ADD_ONLY;
PERMISSIONS.IOS.REMINDERS;
PERMISSIONS.IOS.SIRI;
PERMISSIONS.IOS.SPEECH_RECOGNITION;
PERMISSIONS.IOS.STOREKIT;

Windows permissions

import {PERMISSIONS} from 'react-native-permissions';

PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.ACCESSORY_MANAGER;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.ACTIVITY;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.ALLOW_ELEVATION;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.ALL_APP_MODS;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.ALL_JOYN;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.APPOINTMENTS;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.APPOINTMENTS_SYSTEM;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.APP_BROADCAST_SERVICES;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.APP_CAPTURE_SERVICES;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.APP_CAPTURE_SETTINGS;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.APP_DIAGNOSTICS;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.APP_LICENSING;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.AUDIO_DEVICE_CONFIGURATION;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.BACKGROUND_MEDIA_PLAYBACK;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.BACKGROUND_MEDIA_RECORDING;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.BACKGROUND_SPATIAL_PERCEPTION;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.BACKGROUND_VOIP;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.BLOCKED_CHAT_MESSAGES;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.BLUETOOTH;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.BROAD_FILE_SYSTEM_ACCESS;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.CAMERA_PROCESSING_EXTENSION;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.CELLULAR_DEVICE_CONTROL;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.CELLULAR_DEVICE_IDENTITY;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.CELLULAR_MESSAGING;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.CHAT_SYSTEM;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.CODE_GENERATION;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.CONFIRM_APP_CLOSE;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.CONTACTS;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.CONTACTS_SYSTEM;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.CORTANA_PERMISSIONS;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.CORTANA_SPEECH_ACCESSORY;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.CUSTOM_INSTALL_ACTIONS;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.DEVELOPMENT_MODE_NETWORK;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.DEVICE_MANAGEMENT_DM_ACCOUNT;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.DEVICE_MANAGEMENT_EMAIL_ACCOUNT;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.DEVICE_MANAGEMENT_FOUNDATION;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.DEVICE_MANAGEMENT_WAP_SECURITY_POLICIES;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.DEVICE_PORTAL_PROVIDER;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.DEVICE_UNLOCK;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.DOCUMENTS_LIBRARY;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.DUAL_SIM_TILES;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.EMAIL;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.EMAIL_SYSTEM;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.ENTERPRISE_AUTHENTICATION;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.ENTERPRISE_CLOUD_S_S_O;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.ENTERPRISE_DATA_POLICY;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.ENTERPRISE_DEVICE_LOCKDOWN;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.EXPANDED_RESOURCES;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.EXTENDED_BACKGROUND_TASK_TIME;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.EXTENDED_EXECUTION_BACKGROUND_AUDIO;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.EXTENDED_EXECUTION_CRITICAL;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.EXTENDED_EXECUTION_UNCONSTRAINED;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.FIRST_SIGN_IN_SETTINGS;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.GAME_BAR_SERVICES;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.GAME_LIST;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.GAME_MONITOR;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.GAZE_INPUT;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.GLOBAL_MEDIA_CONTROL;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.HUMANINTERFACEDEVICE;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.INPUT_FOREGROUND_OBSERVATION;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.INPUT_INJECTION_BROKERED;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.INPUT_OBSERVATION;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.INPUT_SUPPRESSION;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.INTERNET_CLIENT;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.INTERNET_CLIENT_SERVER;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.INTEROP_SERVICES;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.IOT;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.LOCAL_SYSTEM_SERVICES;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.LOCATION;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.LOCATION_HISTORY;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.LOCATION_SYSTEM;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.LOW_LEVEL;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.LOW_LEVEL_DEVICES;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.MICROPHONE;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.MOBILE;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.MODIFIABLE_APP;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.MUSIC_LIBRARY;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.NETWORKING_VPN_PROVIDER;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.NETWORK_CONNECTION_MANAGER_PROVISIONING;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.NETWORK_DATA_PLAN_PROVISIONING;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.NETWORK_DATA_USAGE_MANAGEMENT;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.OEM_DEPLOYMENT;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.OEM_PUBLIC_DIRECTORY;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.ONE_PROCESS_VOIP;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.OPTICAL;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.PACKAGED_SERVICES;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.PACKAGES_SERVICES;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.PACKAGE_MANAGEMENT;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.PACKAGE_POLICY_SYSTEM;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.PACKAGE_QUERY;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.PACKAGE_WRITE_REDIRECTION_COMPATIBILITY_SHIM;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.PHONE_CALL;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.PHONE_CALL_HISTORY;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.PHONE_CALL_HISTORY_SYSTEM;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.PHONE_LINE_TRANSPORT_MANAGEMENT;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.PICTURES_LIBRARY;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.POINT_OF_SERVICE;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.PREVIEW_INK_WORKSPACE;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.PREVIEW_PEN_WORKSPACE;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.PREVIEW_STORE;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.PREVIEW_UI_COMPOSITION;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.PRIVATE_NETWORK_CLIENT_SERVER;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.PROTECTED_APP;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.PROXIMITY;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.RADIOS;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.RECORDED_CALLS_FOLDER;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.REMOTE_PASSPORT_AUTHENTICATION;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.REMOTE_SYSTEM;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.REMOVABLE_STORAGE;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.RESCAP;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.RUN_FULL_TRUST;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.SCREEN_DUPLICATION;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.SECONDARY_AUTHENTICATION_FACTOR;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.SECURE_ASSESSMENT;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.SERIALCOMMUNICATION;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.SHARED_USER_CERTIFICATES;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.SLAPI_QUERY_LICENSE_VALUE;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.SMBIOS;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.SMS_SEND;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.SPATIAL_PERCEPTION;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.START_SCREEN_MANAGEMENT;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.STORE_LICENSE_MANAGEMENT;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.SYSTEM_MANAGEMENT;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.TARGETED_CONTENT;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.TEAM_EDITION_DEVICE_CREDENTIAL;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.TEAM_EDITION_EXPERIENCE;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.TEAM_EDITION_VIEW;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.UAP;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.UI_AUTOMATION;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.UNVIRTUALIZED_RESOURCES;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.USB;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.USER_ACCOUNT_INFORMATION;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.USER_DATA_ACCOUNTS_PROVIDER;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.USER_DATA_SYSTEM;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.USER_PRINCIPAL_NAME;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.USER_SYSTEM_ID;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.VIDEOS_LIBRARY;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.VOIP_CALL;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.WALLET_SYSTEM;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.WEBCAM;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.WIFI_CONTROL;
PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS.XBOX_ACCESSORY_MANAGEMENT;

Permissions statuses

Permission checks and requests resolve into one of these statuses:

Return value	Notes
RESULTS.UNAVAILABLE	This feature is not available (on this device / in this context)
RESULTS.DENIED	The permission has not been requested / is denied but requestable
RESULTS.BLOCKED	The permission is denied and not requestable
RESULTS.GRANTED	The permission is granted
RESULTS.LIMITED	The permission is granted but with limitations Only for iOS Contacts, PhotoLibrary, PhotoLibraryAddOnly and Notifications

Types

type ValueOf<T> = T[keyof T];

type Permission =
  | ValueOf<typeof PERMISSIONS.ANDROID>
  | ValueOf<typeof PERMISSIONS.IOS>
  | ValueOf<typeof PERMISSIONS.WINDOWS>;

type PermissionStatus = ValueOf<typeof RESULTS>;

type RationaleObject = {
  title: string;
  message: string;
  buttonPositive: string;
  buttonNegative?: string;
};

type Rationale = RationaleObject | (() => Promise<boolean>);

type NotificationOption =
  | 'alert'
  | 'badge'
  | 'sound'
  | 'carPlay'
  | 'criticalAlert'
  | 'provisional'
  | 'providesAppSettings';

type NotificationSettings = {
  // unavailable settings will not be included in the response object
  alert?: boolean;
  badge?: boolean;
  sound?: boolean;
  carPlay?: boolean;
  criticalAlert?: boolean;
  provisional?: boolean;
  providesAppSettings?: boolean;
  lockScreen?: boolean;
  notificationCenter?: boolean;
};

type NotificationsResponse = {
  status: PermissionStatus;
  settings: NotificationSettings;
};

type LocationAccuracy = 'full' | 'reduced';
type LocationAccuracyOptions = {purposeKey: string};

Methods

check

Check one permission status.

[!IMPORTANT]
On Android, the check function will never return a blocked status. You need to call request to obtain that information.

function check(permission: Permission): Promise<PermissionStatus>;

check(PERMISSIONS.IOS.CAMERA).then((status) => {
  switch (status) {
    case RESULTS.UNAVAILABLE:
      return console.log('This feature is not available (on this device / in this context)');
    case RESULTS.DENIED:
      return console.log('The permission has not been requested / is denied but requestable');
    case RESULTS.BLOCKED:
      return console.log('The permission is denied and not requestable');
    case RESULTS.GRANTED:
      return console.log('The permission is granted');
    case RESULTS.LIMITED:
      return console.log('The permission is granted but with limitations');
  }
});

request

Request one permission.

The rationale is only available and used on Android. It can be a native alert (a RationaleObject) or a custom implementation (that resolves with a boolean).

function request(permission: Permission, rationale?: Rationale): Promise<PermissionStatus>;

import {request, PERMISSIONS} from 'react-native-permissions';

request(PERMISSIONS.IOS.CAMERA).then((status) => {
  // …
});

checkNotifications

Check notifications permission status and get notifications settings values.

[!IMPORTANT]
On Android 13+, the checkNotifications function will never return a blocked status. You need to call requestNotifications to obtain that information.

function checkNotifications(): Promise<NotificationsResponse>;

import {checkNotifications} from 'react-native-permissions';

checkNotifications().then(({status, settings}) => {
  // …
});

requestNotifications

Request notifications permission status and get notifications settings values.

• You have to target at least SDK 33 to perform a runtime request on Android 13+.
• You cannot request notifications permissions on Windows. Disabling / enabling them can only be done through the app settings.

The rationale is only available and used on Android. It can be a native alert (a RationaleObject) or a custom implementation (that resolves with a boolean).

function requestNotifications(
  options?: NotificationOption[], // only used by iOS
  rationale?: Rationale,
): Promise<NotificationsResponse>;

import {requestNotifications} from 'react-native-permissions';

requestNotifications(['alert', 'sound']).then(({status, settings}) => {
  // …
});

checkMultiple

Check multiples permissions in parallel.

[!IMPORTANT]
On Android, the checkMultiple function will never return a blocked status. You need to call requestMultiple to obtain that information.

function checkMultiple<P extends Permission[]>(
  permissions: P,
): Promise<Record<P[number], PermissionStatus>>;

import {checkMultiple, PERMISSIONS} from 'react-native-permissions';

checkMultiple([PERMISSIONS.IOS.CAMERA, PERMISSIONS.IOS.FACE_ID]).then((statuses) => {
  console.log('Camera', statuses[PERMISSIONS.IOS.CAMERA]);
  console.log('FaceID', statuses[PERMISSIONS.IOS.FACE_ID]);
});

requestMultiple

Request multiple permissions in sequence.

function requestMultiple<P extends Permission[]>(
  permissions: P,
): Promise<Record<P[number], PermissionStatus>>;

import {requestMultiple, PERMISSIONS} from 'react-native-permissions';

requestMultiple([PERMISSIONS.IOS.CAMERA, PERMISSIONS.IOS.FACE_ID]).then((statuses) => {
  console.log('Camera', statuses[PERMISSIONS.IOS.CAMERA]);
  console.log('FaceID', statuses[PERMISSIONS.IOS.FACE_ID]);
});

openSettings

Open application / alarms / notifications settings (default to application).

[!NOTE]

• notifications settings are only available on Android 8+ and iOS 15.4+
• alarms settings are only available on Android 12+
• If a choice is not available, it fallbacks to application settings

function openSettings(type?: 'application' | 'alarms' | 'notifications'): Promise<void>;

import {openSettings} from 'react-native-permissions';

openSettings('application').catch(() => console.warn('Cannot open app settings'));

canScheduleExactAlarms (Android)

Check if your app can schedule exact alarms.

function canScheduleExactAlarms(): Promise<boolean>;

import {canScheduleExactAlarms} from 'react-native-permissions';

canScheduleExactAlarms()
  .then((value) => console.log(`Can schedule exact alarms: ${value}`))
  .catch(() => console.warn('Cannot check exact alarms scheduling setting'));

openPhotoPicker (iOS 14+)

Open a picker to update the photo selection when PhotoLibrary permission is limited. This will reject if unsupported or if full permission is already granted.

function openPhotoPicker(): Promise<void>;

import {openPhotoPicker} from 'react-native-permissions';

openPhotoPicker().catch(() => console.warn('Cannot open photo library picker'));

checkLocationAccuracy (iOS 14+)

When LocationAlways or LocationWhenInUse is granted, allow checking if the user share his precise location.

function checkLocationAccuracy(): Promise<LocationAccuracy>;

import {checkLocationAccuracy} from 'react-native-permissions';

checkLocationAccuracy()
  .then((accuracy) => console.log(`Location accuracy is: ${accuracy}`))
  .catch(() => console.warn('Cannot check location accuracy'));

requestLocationAccuracy (iOS 14+)

When LocationAlways or LocationWhenInUse is granted, allow requesting the user for his precise location. Will resolve immediately if full accuracy is already authorized.

function requestLocationAccuracy(options: LocationAccuracyOptions): Promise<LocationAccuracy>;

import {requestLocationAccuracy} from 'react-native-permissions';

requestLocationAccuracy({purposeKey: 'YOUR-PURPOSE-KEY'})
  .then((accuracy) => console.log(`Location accuracy is: ${accuracy}`))
  .catch(() => console.warn('Cannot request location accuracy'));

About iOS LOCATION_ALWAYS permission

On iOS, background location permission can be requested in two different ways (Apple Developer Docs 📘).

Request LOCATION_ALWAYS after LOCATION_WHEN_IN_USE

If the user chooses Allow While Using App when calling request(PERMISSIONS.IOS.LOCATION_WHEN_IN_USE), then calling request(PERMISSIONS.IOS.LOCATION_ALWAYS) afterward will immediately prompt the user:

Option	LOCATION_ALWAYS status	LOCATION_WHEN_IN_USE status
Keep Only While Using	RESULTS.BLOCKED	RESULTS.GRANTED
Change to Always Allow	RESULTS.GRANTED	RESULTS.GRANTED

Request LOCATION_ALWAYS directly

The user is immediately prompted:

Option	LOCATION_ALWAYS status	LOCATION_WHEN_IN_USE status
Allow Once	RESULTS.BLOCKED	RESULTS.GRANTED
Allow While Using App	RESULTS.GRANTED	RESULTS.GRANTED
Don’t Allow	RESULTS.BLOCKED	RESULTS.BLOCKED

In this scenario, if the user chooses Allow While Using App, they will see While Using in the app settings and will later be informed that your app is using their location in background with the option to confirm / change it:

Testing with Jest

If you don't already have a Jest setup file configured, please add the following to your Jest configuration file and create the new jest.setup.js file in project root:

setupFiles: ['<rootDir>/jest.setup.js'];

You can then add the following line to that setup file to mock the NativeModule.RNPermissions:

jest.mock('react-native-permissions', () => require('react-native-permissions/mock'));

Sponsors

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