Android ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION Permission SDK 28 running on Android 10/Q (SDK 29)

Question

My Android app targets SDK 28 and connects to Google Fit to upload data and read some other data. The app uses the HistoryAPI to read com.google.step_count.delta data.

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Answer 1

Solved: In App Api Level 28 +

The app should check if the permission is granted already:

if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(thisActivity, Manifest.permission.ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION)
          != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
      // Permission is not granted
}

To request the permission:

ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(thisActivity,
                  arrayOf(Manifest.permission.ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION),
                  MY_PERMISSIONS_REQUEST_ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION);

Learn more about requesting Android runtime permissions.

If your app targets SDK level 28 or below, it must specify the com.google.android.gms.permission.ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION permission in its manifest file.