Health Connect permissions issue: Detecting user denial after twice rejecting permission request

Question

I am implementing Health Connect in my Android app and using PermissionController.createRequestPermissionResultContract() to request permissions. The permissions request works fine when the user grants access. However, if the user denies permissions twice, the requestPermissions.launch(mViewModel.permissions) call no longer works.

I want to detect when the user initially denies permissions upon entering the screen and handle it appropriately. Here's a simplified version of my current implementation:

 `private val requestPermissionActivityContract =
        PermissionController.createRequestPermissionResultContract()

private var disconnectHealthConnectBottomSheet: DisconnectHealthConnectBottomSheet? = null

val requestPermissions =
        registerForActivityResult(requestPermissionActivityContract) { granted ->
        mViewModel.checkHealthConnectPermissions(grantedPermissions = granted)
    }

override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
    requestPermissions.launch(mViewModel.permissions)
}`

Issue:

After the user denies permissions twice, the requestPermissions.launch(mViewModel.permissions) does not trigger any response. I need a way to:

1. Detect if the user has denied permissions when they return to the screen.

2. Handle this scenario by guiding the user to enable permissions manually if needed.

What I’ve Tried:

I have implemented the checkHealthConnectPermissions method in my ViewModel to verify the granted permissions. However, it does not address the case where the user has denied permissions previously.

Answer 1

According to the documentation, there is no callback for when a user denies the Health Connect permission twice. We need to display a custom button that redirects the user to the Health Connect settings.

val requestPermissions =
        registerForActivityResult(requestPermissionActivityContract) { granted -> 
            mViewModel.checkHealthConnectPermissions(
                grantedPermissions = granted
            )

            //Update Permission Request Count
            if (granted.isEmpty()) {
              ShowCustomButton()
            }
        }