Runtime Permissions

As we build our Android apps, there are some functionalities that require permissions to be granted for them to function properly. Due to privacy and data security policies, we as developers can not automatically grant permissions to the apps that we develop. We need to inform the users of the permissions that the apps need and why they need them.

In this chapter, we will understand runtime permissions and how to request them in our app.

In this chapter, we’re going to cover the following main topics:

• Understanding runtime permissions
• Requesting permissions at runtime