4.0.0 - iOS 17 and Android 14 support

[zoontek]

Hi folks 👋

This PR has been opened to track the development of the next major version, targeting iOS 17 and Android 14.
Note that this version requires Xcode 15 to work.

TODO

• Rename BluetoothPeripheral permission into Bluetooth
• Drop support for React Native < 0.70, iOS < 12.4
• Remove the React Native CLI plugin
• Remove permission handlers podspecs
• Add Android READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED permission
• Add support for new iOS calendar / reminders full access permissions (fixes Calendar permission fail on iOS 17 (will be released on Sept 18th) #804)
• Add support for iOS calendar write only permission
• Migrate the flagAsRequested helper inside the FaceID permission

But maybe there's more? I'm not really aware of the privacy changes in the next iOS / Android versions (don't hesitate to comment about it 🙂)

Future features

You may have noticed that there are numerous open feature requests in the issues.

The reason is simple: maintaining this library takes time, and it's not an easy task, especially with new OS releases and privacy-focused changes (which is a positive thing) happening each year.

Lately I discussed with some companies, many of them expressed a desire for these features but were uncertain about how to help since writing code for a React Native library can be challenging for non-native developers 😕

If your company is interested in a particular feature, please reach out to me and request a quote (at my freelancing rate). Once it's developed and merged, sure it will be made available to everyone, but you won't have to pay for maintenance.

This is a way of contributing to open source 💸

Features I would like to implement:

• Feature request: Google Fit & HealthKit #229
• iOS: Cannot request location always if we already have location when in use permission #490
• iOS14 - Local Network permission support #509
• Android 11 Auto Revoke Feature Request #527
• IOS add a photo library selection changed callback #689
• SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM Permission need in Android 14 #795
• Homekit Feature #800

How to try it

Install the @next version:

$ npm install --save react-native-permissions@next
# --- or ---
$ yarn add react-native-permissions@next

[egealpay]

Do we have an estimated time for merge?

[zoontek]

@egealpay No. But you can use it (@next on npm), give feedbacks here, it will sure help secure the release 🙂!

[egealpay]

@zoontek I can, but is it possible for you to give priority to SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM permission feature?

[zoontek]

@egealpay sure, can your company help?

[johanmic]

I'm getting the No podspec found for Permission-Camera bug when trying to install @next
#812

[zoontek]

@johanmic That's normal.

[zoontek]

For companies seeking to help, I put 4 feature requests on https://polar.sh/zoontek (a collaborative open source funding platform):

• iOS: Cannot request location always if we already have location when in use permission #490
• iOS14 - Local Network permission support #509
• Android 11 Auto Revoke Feature Request #527
• IOS add a photo library selection changed callback #689

Now let's see 😄