ActivityResultLauncher with RequestMultiplePermissions contract doesn't show permissions UI on launch

Question

I am trying to request permissions using ActivityResultLauncher with ActivityResultsContract.RequestMultiplePermissions.

import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
import android.Manifest;

import androidx.activity.result.ActivityResultLauncher;
import.androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import androidx.core.app.ActivityCompat;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    final String[] PERMISSIONS = {
            Manifest.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE,
            Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION,
            Manifest.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION,
            Manifest.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS
    };

    private ActivityResultContracts.RequestMultiplePermissions multiplePermissionsContract;
    private ActivityResultLauncher<String[]> multiplePermissionLauncher;    

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        multiplePermissionsContract = new ActivityResultContracts.RequestMultiplePermissions();
        multiplePermissionLauncher = registerForActivityResult(multiplePermissionsContract, isGranted -> {
            Log.d("PERMISSIONS", "Launcher result: " + isGranted.toString());
            if (isGranted.containsValue(false)) {
                Log.d("PERMISSIONS", "At least one of the permissions was not granted, launching again...");
                multiplePermissionLauncher.launch(PERMISSIONS);
            }
        });

        askPermissions(multiplePermissionLauncher);
    }

    private void askPermissions(ActivityResultLauncher<String[]> multiplePermissionLauncher) {
        if (!hasPermissions(PERMISSIONS)) {
            Log.d("PERMISSIONS", "Launching multiple contract permission launcher for ALL required permissions");
            multiplePermissionLauncher.launch(PERMISSIONS);
        } else {
            Log.d("PERMISSIONS", "All permissions are already granted");
        }
    }

    private boolean hasPermissions(String[] permissions) {
        if (permissions != null) {
            for (String permission : permissions) {
                if (ActivityCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, permission) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
                    Log.d("PERMISSIONS", "Permission is not granted: " + permission);
                    return false;
                }
                Log.d("PERMISSIONS", "Permission already granted: " + permission);
            }
            return true;
        }
        return false;
    }
}

I also included the necessary dependencies in build.gradle:

implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.2.0'
implementation 'androidx.activity:activity:1.2.0'
implementation 'androidx.fragment:fragment:1.3.0'

When I launch the app on the device, the UI for allowing permissions is not shown. I cleared cache and removed the app from the device prior to launching. The logs:

15:02:43.584 D/PERMISSIONS: Permission already granted: android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
15:02:43.586 D/PERMISSIONS: Permission is not granted: android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
15:02:43.586 D/PERMISSIONS: Launching multiple contract permission launcher for ALL required permissions
15:02:43.753 D/PERMISSIONS: Launcher result: {android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION=false, android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION=false}
15:02:43.753 D/PERMISSIONS: At least one of the permissions was not granted, launching again...
15:02:43.857 D/PERMISSIONS: Launcher result: {android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION=false, android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION=false}
15:02:43.857 D/PERMISSIONS: At least one of the permissions was not granted, launching again...
15:02:43.939 D/PERMISSIONS: Launcher result: {android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION=false, android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION=false}

The last two lines repeat until I close the app. However, when I use ActivityResultContracts.RequestPermission and request each permission separately, it works as expected, showing all the necessary UI.

Why ActivityResultsContract.RequestMultiplePermissions is not working in this case?

Vladimir Kattsyn · Accepted Answer · 2022-11-29T09:49:51.373

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I found an answer to my question. It turned out that since Android 11 ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION permission shouldn't be requested alongside with other permissions. If it is, the system will just ignore the request. This permission should be requested separately.

Also, if at first request user decided not to give this permission, all the following requests for this permission will be ignored, so the settings page for it won't be shown (in this case you should probably prompt user to allow the permission manually).

edited Nov 29 '22 at 09:49

answered Mar 05 '21 at 08:33

Vladimir Kattsyn

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to be more correct it can be requested only after you requested a general location permission – user924 Aug 13 '22 at 09:50

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Aug 02 '23 at 05:02

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You have to add a library "import android.Manifest;" in the java file.

import android.Manifest;

when writing a word Manifest in the code

You will see two options:

Manifest (of the project)
Manifest (include in library android.Manifest)

Pick number 2

edited Aug 02 '23 at 05:02

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answered Jul 31 '23 at 21:56

احمد توفيق هاشل

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It is important to use android.Manifest for the code to run, but it doesn't solve the problem. Thanks anyway, I added import statements to the code in question. – Vladimir Kattsyn Aug 01 '23 at 13:12

ActivityResultLauncher with RequestMultiplePermissions contract doesn't show permissions UI on launch

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