Cannot resolve Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION

Question

When adding permissions to my manifest file, the below xml works.

 <permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />

However, this xml doesn't work.

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />

Which one am I supposed to be using? If it's the first one, why wouldn't it work? How can I fix it?

Also, I am getting an Android 6.0 runtime permissions related exception:

java.lang.SecurityException: "gps" location provider requires ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION permission.

When I try to add the permission to a String array in order to check the permission, Android Studio tells me it can't resolve Manifest.permission in the below code:

new String[]{Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION}

Why would it be doing this? How can I fix it?

sonictt1 · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-13T17:38:26.787

For the first part, you should be using <uses-permission> according the the Android Devlopers site. Try making sure you declare your permissions directly under the <manifest> tag, not in your <application> tag. It's hard to know what your problem is without seeing your entire manifest file. Check out the link I posted above for more info on how to declare permissions in your manifest.

In regards to your runtime permissions problem:

With uses-permissions Cannot resolve that..

new String[]{Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION}

Why?

Make sure you're using android.Manifest instead of my.app.package.Manifest. A lot of times Android Studio will default to the latter instead of the former.

So, your new line of code would look like:

new String[]{android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION};

Edit: I reformatted my answer.

Edit 2: Be wary of importing android.Manifest. It can cause issues if you're also importing my.app.package.Manifest. Other than that import android.Manifest is another valid way to resolve this issue.

Using andorid.Manifest.permission.X instead of Manifest.permission.X solved this for me, thanks. — hnilsen, Nov 20 '17 at 07:13
I am new in android so i am not able to understand where i have to put "new String[]{android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION};" this line in the android studio. — anshuman burmman, Jan 09 '20 at 18:33

score 110 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 28 '16 at 18:16

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change this

Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION

into this

android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION

answered Jun 28 '16 at 18:16

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Sanket Parchande · Answer 3 · 2017-07-27T05:22:59.067

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Try this! Since ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION available in following package so Add:

import android.Manifest;

edited Jul 27 '17 at 05:22

answered Feb 17 '17 at 09:54

Sanket Parchande

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this kind of solution is better as comment if you are not sure. – jjj Feb 17 '17 at 10:23

score 8 · Answer 4 · edited Sep 09 '17 at 11:40

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I had a similar problem where used;

ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(MainActivity.this,Manifest.permission.READ_CONTACTS) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED

where it could not resolve symbol READ_CONTACTS.

However on using;

import android.Manifest;

It started to recognize READ_CONTACT

edited Sep 09 '17 at 11:40

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answered Sep 09 '17 at 10:41

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score 6 · Answer 5 · answered Apr 28 '18 at 17:28

If you have already the uses.permissions setup correctly in your manifest file, as already mentioned by hnilsen, just replace your line:

 Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION

by this one:

 android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION

This can solve your problem.

score 6 · Answer 6 · answered Jan 10 '23 at 18:31

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Add this import android.Manifest;

answered Jan 10 '23 at 18:31

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score 3 · Answer 7 · answered Mar 17 '16 at 03:13

if you are working on dynamic permissions and any permission like ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION,ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION giving error "cannot resolve method PERMISSION_NAME" in this case write you code with permission name and then rebuild your project this will regenerate the manifest(Manifest.permission) file

score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Jan 19 '17 at 17:44

 if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 23) {

            if (checkSelfPermission(android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED
                    || checkSelfPermission(android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {

                mapView.setMyLocationEnabled(true); 
            }
        }
        else
        {
            mapView.setMyLocationEnabled(true);

        }

score 0 · Answer 9 · answered Jan 31 '17 at 07:27

Try this before running, make sure you have permission to access..

try {
    location = locationManager.getLastKnownLocation(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER);
} catch (SecurityException e) {
   dialogGPS(this.getContext()); // lets the user know there is a problem with the gps
}

score 0 · Answer 10 · answered Nov 19 '17 at 13:24

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Change

new String[]{Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION}

To this

new String[]{android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION}

Your problem will be resolved.

answered Nov 19 '17 at 13:24

Hassnain Jamil

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This seems to be just a repeat of [this existing answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/38083495). – Pang Jan 25 '18 at 10:06

score 0 · Answer 11 · edited Jan 25 '18 at 09:56

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new String[]{Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION}

change it to

android.manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION

edited Jan 25 '18 at 09:56

Pang

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answered Jan 25 '18 at 09:52

Jagrit Vishwakarma

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Hi Jagrit Vishwakarma, do you mean one should remove the `new String[]{` part? – Pang Jan 25 '18 at 09:59

score -1 · Answer 12 · edited Feb 15 '21 at 23:26

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When you press Alt+Enter on Manifest, Android Studio suggests a few options to import. You should choose the one import android.Manifest; instead of import <your.package.name>.Manifest;.

edited Feb 15 '21 at 23:26

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answered Apr 20 '16 at 15:09

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score -2 · Answer 13 · edited Nov 25 '16 at 13:01

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Try this:

if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M && ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, android.Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
        ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(this, new String[]{android.Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE}, REQUEST_SELECT_PICTURE);
        return;
    }

edited Nov 25 '16 at 13:01

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answered Nov 25 '16 at 12:38

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