Android 6.0 Permission Denial: requires permission android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS

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As you can see from my manifest below, I've added the permission,What am I missing?

<uses-permission-sdk-m android:name="android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS" />

https://developer.android.com/preview/features/runtime-permissions.html — Budius, Aug 28 '15 at 08:24
I had already read it .the requestPermissions() method doesn't work,why? — Dobin, Aug 28 '15 at 08:32
maybe you should check that then: http://stackoverflow.com/help/on-topic and that http://stackoverflow.com/help/dont-ask — Budius, Aug 28 '15 at 08:34
possible duplicate of [Android M 6.0 RingtoneManager - Manifest.permission.WRITE\_SETTINGS Error](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/32083410/android-m-6-0-ringtonemanager-manifest-permission-write-settings-error) — Sam, Aug 28 '15 at 09:17

score 59 · Answer 1 · edited Jan 11 '17 at 23:10

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In API 23 or higher user has to authorize manually for this permission, you can check by calling- 'Settings.System.canWrite' below is the implementation for this:-

           if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
                if (Settings.System.canWrite(context)) {
                    // Do stuff here
                }
                else {
                    Intent intent = new Intent(android.provider.Settings.ACTION_MANAGE_WRITE_SETTINGS);
                    intent.setData(Uri.parse("package:" + getActivity().getPackageName()));
                    intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
                    startActivity(intent);
                }
            }

edited Jan 11 '17 at 23:10

David Liu

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answered Feb 09 '16 at 06:07

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How can I handle the result of the activity in else condition? How could I know if my app granted the permission? – Mohammed AlBanna May 08 '16 at 00:19
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@Mohammad you could check again in ````onResume()```` – xorgate Jun 09 '16 at 13:16
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If brightness is not in manual mode, this doesn't work. to set brightness to be manual, do: `Settings.System.putInt(context.getContentResolver(), Settings.System.SCREEN_BRIGHTNESS_MODE, Settings.System.SCREEN_BRIGHTNESS_MODE_MANUAL);` http://stackoverflow.com/a/36001592/175225 – Ying Mar 01 '17 at 16:59
i've tried this for changing ringtone dynamically but didn't worked. check with my new answer and see if works for you. – Mihir Patel Apr 03 '17 at 20:15

score 4 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:10

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It turns out you need to use a different mechanism to be granted WRITE_SETTINGS in Android 6. requestPermissions doesn't work, but CommonsGuy has provided a workaround here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/32083622/238753

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score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 03 '17 at 20:15

   if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
        if (!Settings.System.canWrite(getApplicationContext())) {
            Intent intent = new Intent(Settings.ACTION_MANAGE_WRITE_SETTINGS, Uri.parse("package:" + getPackageName()));
            startActivityForResult(intent, 200);
        }
    }

this works like a charm.

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 14 '16 at 06:48

This is a special case: permision level:signature ,

If the app targets API level 23 or higher, the app user must explicitly grant this permission to the app through a permission management screen.

The app requests the user's approval by sending an intent with action ACTION_MANAGE_WRITE_SETTINGS.

The app can check whether it has this authorization by calling Settings.System.canWrite().

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered May 31 '18 at 05:58

if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
            boolean settingsCanWrite = Settings.System.canWrite(this);

            if(!settingsCanWrite) {
                Toast.makeText(this, "Require Permission to Handle Screen Brightness", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                Intent intent = new Intent(Settings.ACTION_MANAGE_WRITE_SETTINGS);
                startActivity(intent);
            }
        }

score 0 · Answer 6 · edited Jan 27 '21 at 12:11

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if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
            if (!Settings.System.canWrite(getApplicationContext())) {
                Intent intent = new Intent(Settings.ACTION_MANAGE_WRITE_SETTINGS, Uri.parse("package:" + getPackageName()));
                startActivityForResult(intent, 200);
            }
        }

edited Jan 27 '21 at 12:11

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answered Jan 27 '21 at 09:02

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score -1 · Answer 7 · answered Jan 27 '19 at 13:06

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This is dependent on the API level and the Android build version

answered Jan 27 '19 at 13:06

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