76.8 Requesting Current Location Permission

As outlined in the chapter entitled “Making Runtime Permission Requests in Android”, certain permissions are categorized as being dangerous and require special handling for Android 6.0 or later. One such permission gives applications the ability to identify the user’s current location. By default, Android Studio has placed a location permission request within the AndroidManifest.xml file. Locate this file located under app -> manifests in the Project tool window and locate the following permission line:

<uses-permission

          android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />

This will ensure that the app is given the opportunity to provide permission for the app to obtain location information at the point that the app is installed on older versions of Android, but to fully support Android 6.0 or later, the app must also specifically...