Geolocator.RequestAccessAsync does not prompt the user for access

[Zerachiel01]

Hello everyone!

I am trying to get the user's current location on an android device, therefore I added Location to the capabilities in the Package.appmanifest file and then ask for location permissions via Geolocator.RequestAccessAsync as mentioned in the UWP docs.
Unfortunately, the user does not get prompted to allow access to the device's location. Instead, Geolocator.RequestAccessAsync just returns a "Declined"-result.
I read about calling Geolocator.RequestAccessAsync from the UI-thread, so I called it from several locations in my code like a button click, the OnLaunched event and from a Dispatcher, but nothing worked.
I'm not sure if this is a bug or if I am doing something wrong, so I wanted to ask here first.
So am I doing something wrong, am I missing something? Could someone give me a small snippet on how to do this the right way?

Thanks in advance!

[morning4coffe-dev]

Hey @Zerachiel01,

If you are trying to access the location on an Android device, you will need to specify the permissions in the Android manifest (Platforms>Android>AndroidManifest.xml). I think the implementation checks for Fine Location permission, so you should include <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />. You should also make sure you have Location enabled on the device.
Let me know if this helps.

[Zerachiel01]

Now it's working, thanks a lot!

[jeromelaban]

Looking at our documentation (https://platform.uno/docs/articles/features/windows-devices-geolocation.html), it seems an android section would benefit from this specific configuration. Could you take a look @morning4coffe-dev ? Thanks!