Android M - anyway to know if a user has chosen never to show the grant permissions dialog ever again?

Question

If an all calls ActivityCompat.requestPermissions() then the OS displays a dialog with Deny or Permit buttons. There is also a never show this again tick box.

However th

Answer 1

You can use ActivityCompat.shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale() - it will return false in a few cases:

• You've never asked for the permission before
• The user has checked the 'never again' checkbox
• The permission has been disabled by policy (say, in a work situation)

By combining this with a shared preference to store if you've ever asked for permission, you can effectively determine if they'll actually see the dialog when you call requestPermissions().