device_permission

A cross-platform Flutter plugin to check and request device permissions across Android, iOS, macOS, Web, Windows and Linux.

Credits & attribution — the public API surface, semantics and naming of this plugin are inspired by the excellent flutter-permission-handler plugin by Baseflow. This package is an independent reimplementation distributed under the MIT License.

Features

• 40 permission types — camera, microphone, location, notifications, contacts, calendar, photos, sensors, bluetooth, speech, storage and more.
• Check individual or multiple permission statuses in a single call.
• Request permissions with granular callbacks (denied, granted, permanentlyDenied, restricted, limited, provisional).
• Service-status checks for permissions with an associated system service (location, bluetooth, phone).
• Open app/system settings directly from the plugin.
• Android should-show-rationale support.
• iOS 14+ limited photo-access and provisional notifications.
• Permission-aware extension getters (isGranted, isDenied, etc.).

Platform support

Platform	Minimum version	Backend
Android	7.0 (API 24)	ActivityCompat / Settings Intents + NotificationManagerCompat
iOS	13.0	AVCaptureDevice, CLLocationManager, PHPhotoLibrary, UNUserNotificationCenter, CNContactStore, EKEventStore, SFSpeechRecognizer, CoreBluetooth, CoreMotion, ATTrackingManager, INPreferences, MPMediaLibrary
macOS	10.15	Apple frameworks: AVFoundation, CoreLocation, Photos, UserNotifications, Contacts, EventKit, Speech, CoreBluetooth, CoreMotion, Intents, MediaPlayer
Web	Secure context	navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia, navigator.permissions, Notification.requestPermission, navigator.geolocation
Windows	10 (1809+)	ms-settings: URI scheme; desktop permissions implicitly granted
Linux	GTK 3	Desktop permissions implicitly granted; gnome-control-center for settings

Toolchain compatibility

• Swift Package Manager — the iOS and macOS plugins ship as Swift packages (ios/device_permission/Package.swift, macos/device_permission/Package.swift), so they integrate natively when Flutter resolves your app with SwiftPM (the default on recent Flutter versions). Traditional CocoaPods resolution is still supported through the bundled .podspec files.
• Gradle 9 — the Android side targets the AGP 9 / Gradle 9 toolchain (Kotlin 2.x, Java 17 toolchain, namespace-based manifests).

Permission types

Permission	Value	Description
calendar	0	Calendar access (deprecated)
camera	1	Camera access
contacts	2	Contacts access
location	3	Location access (has service)
locationAlways	4	Background location (has service)
locationWhenInUse	5	Foreground location (has service)
mediaLibrary	6	Media library (iOS 9.3+)
microphone	7	Microphone access
phone	8	Phone state (Android) (has service)
photos	9	Photo library read & write
photosAddOnly	10	Photo library add-only (iOS)
reminders	11	Reminders (iOS)
sensors	12	Body / motion sensors
sms	13	SMS (Android)
speech	14	Speech recognition
storage	15	External storage
ignoreBatteryOptimizations	16	Ignore battery optimizations (Android)
notification	17	Push notifications
accessMediaLocation	18	Media location (Android 10+)
activityRecognition	19	Activity recognition (Android 10+)
unknown	20	Unknown (return type only)
bluetooth	21	Bluetooth (has service)
manageExternalStorage	22	Manage external storage (Android 11+)
systemAlertWindow	23	System alert window (Android)
requestInstallPackages	24	Request install packages (Android)
appTrackingTransparency	25	App Tracking Transparency (iOS 14+)
criticalAlerts	26	Critical alerts (iOS)
accessNotificationPolicy	27	Notification policy access (Android)
bluetoothScan	28	Bluetooth scan (Android 12+)
bluetoothAdvertise	29	Bluetooth advertise (Android 12+)
bluetoothConnect	30	Bluetooth connect (Android 12+)
nearbyWifiDevices	31	Nearby Wi-Fi devices (Android 13+)
videos	32	Video files (Android 13+)
audio	33	Audio files (Android 13+)
scheduleExactAlarm	34	Schedule exact alarm (Android 12+)
sensorsAlways	35	Sensors in background (Android 13+)
calendarWriteOnly	36	Calendar write-only
calendarFullAccess	37	Calendar full access
assistant	38	Siri / Assistant (iOS)
backgroundRefresh	39	Background refresh (iOS)

Functionality matrix

Feature	Android	iOS	macOS	Web	Windows	Linux
checkPermissionStatus	✅	✅	✅	✅¹	✅	✅
requestPermissions (single)	✅	✅	✅	✅¹	✅	✅
requestPermissions (batch)	✅	✅	✅	✅¹	✅	✅
checkServiceStatus	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
openAppSettings	✅	✅	✅	—²	✅	✅
shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale	✅	—³	—³	—³	—³	—³
Callbacks (onDenied, onGranted, etc.)	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Limited photo access (iOS 14+)	—	✅	✅	—	—	—
Provisional notifications (iOS 12+)	—	✅	✅	—	—	—

^{¹ Web supports microphone, camera, notification, and location permissions.
² Browsers do not allow programmatic navigation to permission settings; the call returns false.
³ The should-show-rationale API is Android-only; all other platforms return false.}

Permissions setup

Android (AndroidManifest.xml)

Add the permissions your app needs to android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT" />

iOS (Info.plist)

<key>NSCameraUsageDescription</key>
<string>This app needs camera access to take photos.</string>
<key>NSMicrophoneUsageDescription</key>
<string>This app needs microphone access to record audio.</string>
<key>NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription</key>
<string>This app needs photo library access.</string>
<key>NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription</key>
<string>This app needs location access while in use.</string>
<key>NSLocationAlwaysAndWhenInUseUsageDescription</key>
<string>This app needs location access always.</string>
<key>NSContactsUsageDescription</key>
<string>This app needs contacts access.</string>
<key>NSRemindersUsageDescription</key>
<string>This app needs reminders access.</string>
<key>NSCalendarsUsageDescription</key>
<string>This app needs calendar access.</string>
<key>NSSpeechRecognitionUsageDescription</key>
<string>This app needs speech recognition access.</string>
<key>NSMotionUsageDescription</key>
<string>This app needs motion sensor access.</string>
<key>NSBluetoothAlwaysUsageDescription</key>
<string>This app needs bluetooth access.</string>
<key>NSUserTrackingUsageDescription</key>
<string>This app needs tracking access.</string>
<key>NSAppleMusicUsageDescription</key>
<string>This app needs media library access.</string>

macOS

In macos/Runner/Info.plist, add the corresponding usage description keys (same as iOS).

Web

The Permissions API works only on HTTPS or localhost. No additional configuration is required.

Windows

Desktop-appropriate permissions (camera, microphone, location) are managed by the OS-level privacy settings; no manifest configuration is required.

Linux

Desktop permissions are managed at the system level. The plugin returns granted for desktop-relevant permissions (camera, microphone, storage, etc.) and restricted for mobile-only permissions.

Usage

import 'package:device_permission/device_permission.dart';

Future<void> checkCamera() async {
  // Check a single permission
  PermissionStatus status = await Permission.camera.status;

  if (status.isGranted) {
    // Camera is available
  } else if (status.isPermanentlyDenied) {
    await openAppSettings();
    return;
  }

  // Request the permission
  status = await Permission.camera.request();
  print('Camera: $status');
}

Future<void> checkMultiple() async {
  // Request multiple permissions at once
  Map<Permission, PermissionStatus> statuses = await [
    Permission.camera,
    Permission.microphone,
    Permission.location,
  ].request();

  statuses.forEach((permission, status) {
    print('${permission.toString()}: $status');
  });
}

Using callbacks

await Permission.camera
    .onDeniedCallback(() => print('Camera denied'))
    .onGrantedCallback(() => print('Camera granted'))
    .onPermanentlyDeniedCallback(() => print('Camera permanently denied'))
    .request();

Shortcut getters

if (await Permission.camera.isGranted) {
  // do something with camera
}

if (await Permission.location.isPermanentlyDenied) {
  await openAppSettings();
}

Service status (location, bluetooth, phone)

final location = Permission.location as PermissionWithService;
final serviceStatus = await location.serviceStatus;

if (serviceStatus.isDisabled) {
  print('Location service is turned off');
}

API reference

Member	Returns
Permission.camera.status	Future<PermissionStatus>
Permission.camera.request()	Future<PermissionStatus>
[Permission.camera, Permission.microphone].request()	Future<Map<Permission, PermissionStatus>>
Permission.camera.shouldShowRequestRationale	Future<bool>
Permission.camera.isGranted	Future<bool>
Permission.camera.isDenied	Future<bool>
Permission.camera.isPermanentlyDenied	Future<bool>
Permission.camera.isRestricted	Future<bool>
Permission.camera.isLimited	Future<bool>
Permission.camera.isProvisional	Future<bool>
(Permission.camera as PermissionWithService).serviceStatus	Future<ServiceStatus>
openAppSettings()	Future<bool>
Permission.camera.onDeniedCallback(...).request()	Future<PermissionStatus>

PermissionStatus values

Status	Description
denied	Not yet requested or was denied
granted	Permission granted by the user
restricted	OS-level restriction (parental controls, etc.)
limited	Limited access granted (iOS 14+ photo picker)
permanentlyDenied	Permission permanently denied; must use settings
provisional	Provisional notification authorization (iOS 12+)

ServiceStatus values

Status	Description
disabled	The system service is disabled
enabled	The system service is enabled
notApplicable	No associated service on this platform

Migration from permission_handler

permission_handler	device_permission
Permission.camera.status	Permission.camera.status
Permission.camera.request()	Permission.camera.request()
Permission.camera.shouldShowRequestRationale	Permission.camera.shouldShowRequestRationale
Permission.camera.isGranted	Permission.camera.isGranted
PermissionWithService.serviceStatus	PermissionWithService.serviceStatus
openAppSettings()	openAppSettings()
PermissionStatus.neverAskAgain	PermissionStatus.permanentlyDenied

The API surface is intentionally kept compatible. The main differences are:

• Package name: permission_handler → device_permission
• ~30 of the deprecated neverAskAgain status replaced by permanentlyDenied

License

MIT. Portions inspired by flutter-permission-handler by Baseflow.