Permissions Handling
Description of required permissions, how to request and manage them.
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Description of required permissions, how to request and manage them.
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On SDK initialization, the host app passes a object to configure which of the SDK services should be activated. Some of those services require system permissions to be granted, or other features to be available.
The table below shows each of the options and the corresponding required and optional permissions or sensors.
Service
Required permissions
Optional permissions[*]
Driving
Driving
Location Permission Precise Location
Motion Permission Background Location Permission
Distraction-Free-Driving
Gyroscope and Accelerometer availability
Driving Behavior events
Gyroscope and Accelerometer availability
Device Detection
Bluetooth Permission
Cycling
Bicycle
Location Permission
Motion Permission Precise Location
Background Location Permission
Walking
Walking
Motion Permission
Background Location Permission
Location
LocationPermission Precise Location
Background Location Permission
Places
Places
LocationPermission Precise Location
Points of Interest
Points of Interest
Location Permission Precise Location
Background Location Permission
Public Transport
Public Transport stops
Location Permission Precise Location
Background Location Permission
Impact Detection
Impact Detection
Location Permission Precise Location
Gyroscope and Accelerometer availability
Motion Permission
Background Location Permission
Assistance Call
Assistance Call
Location Permission Precise Location
(required permission deprecated with v2.4.0+)
Location Permission Precise Location
can be granted with one of the multiple access levels. Focusing only on the MOVE SDK relevant ones:
The MOVE SDK can automatically wake up the app and activate its services (like trip detection, etc..) fully in the background and without any user interaction. Even if the app was killed by the user.
Starting iOS 13, Apple introduced 2 levels of accuracy access:
The MOVE SDK requires full accuracy access to precisely detect trips and deliver high-quality service.
Apple requires apps requesting any system permission to provide reasoning for granting the permission. This reasoning is known as "purpose string" and is defined in the app's Info.plist
file. Those purpose strings are displayed as an explanation of why the app needs those access types, in the alert shown by the system to ask the user for permission.
In the case of location permission, each access level requires including one or more corresponding keys with purpose strings.
Key
Required if
Your app requests "When In Use" authorization or "Always" authorization.
Your app requests "Always" authorization.
Your app supports iOS 10 and earlier and requests "Always" authorization.
Moreover, for background location access, Location update Background Modes must be enabled:
Go to the Capabilities tab of your target settings
Turn on Background Modes and enable Location updates
There is no direct way to request Motion Activities access permission like with Locations. Instead, the permission prompts the first time the Motions API is called.
Requesting the motion permission will look something like this:
When using the Device Detection feature it's possible to get warnings for the Bluetooth permission and power status from the SDK.
Requesting the Bluetooth permission is done by creating an instance of the CBCentralManager type. This is entirely optional, and it's still possible to use the Device Detection service without this.
Due to Apple's static code analysis, additional strings must be configured in the Info.plist to pass validation when uploading to the AppStoreand
Testflight even when this feature is not used.
Key
Required if
Submitting an App to Testflight or AppStore.
Required only your application is built for iOS 13.0 or below.
Starting iOS 13, system location is split into 2 layers: and
: The user authorized the app to start and access location services at any time. Can be requested by calling .
: The user authorized the app to start location services only while the app is in use. Can be requested by calling .
Starting with iOS 13, when an app requeststhe system prevents apps from directly receiving theaccess level. Instead, the operating system breaks the access into 2 steps.
First, the operating system shows the user the permission prompt for
Later on, the operating system shows the permission prompt when the app (in our case the MOVE SDK embedded in your app) fetches the location in the background for the first time.
Check this WWDC19 and for further information about the iOS 13 authorization status changes.
None of the SDK automatic detection services will work except if background location permissionis granted. Otherwise, the services will only work when the host app is in the foreground.
: The user authorized the app to access location data with full accuracy.
: The user authorized the app to access location data with reduced accuracy.
For more details about how to request location permissions, check out this Apple .
Requestinglocation authorization looks something like this:
Same as with Location permission, Motion permission requires including the with its corresponding purpose string in the app's Info.plist
file.
These checks will only be performed when the App itself has requested Bluetooth permission from the user, specifically if is anything other than .notDetermined
.