[Bug report] Android permission state shows limited when granted

[brahimrida]

Version

^3.7.1

Platforms

Android

Device Model

Redmi 11 Lite 5G NE

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How to reproduce?

This bug is as simple as asking for permission to manage photos and videos from the PhotoManager.requestPermissionExtend().

I provided the logs from the code snippet that gives a clear picture for when we already have full access granted, yet, the plugin still thinks the access is limited while the Permission Handler plugin detects it's granted and not limited.

I feel like the PhotoManager plugin is caching the permission state and doesn't reflect any future permission changes that was made between the full access and limited after the first time the user picks one.

Logs

[permission state] PermissionState.limited
[permission handler] PermissionStatus.granted

Example code (optional)

final permissionState = await PhotoManager.requestPermissionExtend();
  final permissionStateFromHandler = await Permission.photos.status;
  log("$permissionState", name: "permission state");
  log("$permissionStateFromHandler", name: "permission handler");

Contact

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[fluttercandies-dev]

AI Summary: photo_manager reports PermissionState.limited for photo access on Android, even when permission_handler reports PermissionStatus.granted for the same permission.

[brahimrida]

Please delete this bug report; I will come back with more information later. Sorry for wasting your time.