How to resolve the location permission error for Apps on Huawei device?

Question

Huawei HMS core on my huawei phone do not have defualt permission, I am coding my app using HMS location kit and always got a permission error for Location kit. I followed their development guide to set up the location permission in the Manifest file.

<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_BACKGROUND_LOCATION" />

And followed their code samples:

if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT <= Build.VERSION_CODES.P) {
    Log.i(TAG, "sdk < 28 Q");
    if (ActivityCompat.checkSelfPermission(this,
        Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED
        || ActivityCompat.checkSelfPermission(this,
            Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
        String[] strings =
            {Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION, Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION};
        ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(this, strings, 1);
    }
} else {
    if (ActivityCompat.checkSelfPermission(this,
        Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED
        || ActivityCompat.checkSelfPermission(this,
            Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED
        || ActivityCompat.checkSelfPermission(this,
            "android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION") != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
        String[] strings = {android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION,
            android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION,
            "android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION"};
        ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(this, strings, 2);
    }
}

Any advice?

Answer 1

1. The HMS permission must always be allowed. Otherwise, an error will be reported.

   Ensure that the location permission has been assigned to HMS Core (APK). To do so, go to Settings > Apps > Apps and find HMS Core. (The menu path may vary depending on the operating system version. If HMS Core is not found, tap the menu icon in the upper right corner of Apps and tap Show system processes.) Then, tap the HMS Core (APK) icon, go to App info > Permissions > Location, and verify that the location permission is assigned to HMS Core. On a device running EMUI 10.0 or later, Location must be set to Always for HMS Core.

2. Ensure that the Location Info switch in the drop-down notification bar is turned on.

3. Simulate Location Requires Impersonation Permission. Otherwise, an error permission error will be reported.

4. Check whether Location Permission is enabled for your app.