[Bug]: Geolocator.requestPermission() returns not actual status in Android 30 and above

[nzackoya]

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Steps to reproduce

1. Geolocator.requestPermission(), select Allow only while using the app
2. Go to app's permission settings and change to Allow all the time.
3. Geolocator.requestPermission() again.

Expected results

Geolocator.requestPermission() should return actual status after manually changing the permission in settings, or in any other context.

Actual results

Geolocator.requestPermission() returns not actual status after manually changing the permission in settings.

Code sample

Code sample

await Geolocator.requestPermission();// select Allow while in use
await BackgroundLocation.startLocationService(distanceFilter: 10); // asks to change to Allow all the time.
final status = await Geolocator.requestPermission(); // in here it is while in use status

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Version

10.1.0

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[TimHoogstrate]

Dear @nzackoya,

I was not able to reproduce this issue? Can you try to reproduce this in the example app and see what happens. I am testing on a Nexus 7 real device.

Kind regards,

[nzackoya]

test_geolocator.zip
Hey @TimHoogstrate ,
Thanks for your reply. Attached is main.dart, AndroidManifest.xml and pubsec.yaml(didn't want to attach whole 500 mb project) Just create a new project and replace them. After tapping on '+' button you'll get the permission dialog, after selecting "when in use" you'll be taken to the location permission settings of the app, where you can select "always". Then getting back to the app and tapping '+' again you'll see that Geolocator.requestPermission() doesn't return 'always'

[mvanbeusekom]

Thank you for providing the additional information, I have labelled the issue as bug and added it to our backlog.