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Request BLE scan/location permissions from Bluetooth connect blocks #83

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Request scan/location permissions when connecting Bluetooth
RiyanshiTomar Feb 25, 2026
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Merge pull request #1 from RiyanshiTomar/codex/trigger-location-permi…
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20 changes: 18 additions & 2 deletions appinventor/components/src/com/google/appinventor/components/runtime/util/SUtil.java
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Expand Up @@ -74,7 +74,10 @@ public static boolean requestPermissionsForScanning(Form form, BluetoothClient c
* Requests Android version specific permissions needed to connect to paired Bluetooth devices.
*
* <p>Starting with Android 12, apps must ask for BLUETOOTH_CONNECT permission rather than the
* deprecated BLUETOOTH and BLUETOOTH_ADMIN permissions.</p>
* deprecated BLUETOOTH and BLUETOOTH_ADMIN permissions. For compatibility with existing BLE
* projects, we also request BLUETOOTH_SCAN and ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION (if declared by the app)
* so that the Nearby devices/location permission prompt can be triggered from Connect blocks
* on fresh installs.</p>
*
* @param form the form used for requesting permissions
* @param client the component requesting the permissions
Expand All @@ -85,7 +88,20 @@ public static boolean requestPermissionsForScanning(Form form, BluetoothClient c
*/
public static boolean requestPermissionsForConnecting(Form form, BluetoothClient client,
String caller, PermissionResultHandler continuation) {
return requestPermissionsForS(BLUETOOTH_CONNECT, form, client, caller, continuation);
List<String> permsNeeded = new ArrayList<>();
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.S) {
permsNeeded.add(BLUETOOTH_CONNECT);
permsNeeded.add(BLUETOOTH_SCAN);
} else {
permsNeeded.add(BLUETOOTH);
permsNeeded.add(BLUETOOTH_ADMIN);
}

if (!client.NoLocationNeeded() && form.doesAppDeclarePermission(ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION)) {
permsNeeded.add(ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION);
}

return performRequest(form, client, caller, permsNeeded, continuation);
}

/**
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