Request all platform permissions and add Android permission demos for CodeBuilder Admin by Copilot · Pull Request #9 · codebuilderinc/codebuilder-app

Copilot · 2026-01-01T09:46:11Z

Expanded app permissions to request every available platform capability and added in-app demos for requesting and exercising them.

Android Expo config: Enumerates comprehensive android.permission.* set (location, media, sensors, telephony, Bluetooth, storage, notifications, foreground services, package queries, etc.) in app.config.js.
Native Android manifest: Mirrors the full permission list directly in android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml for maximal coverage.
iOS usage descriptions: Adds Info.plist strings for camera, mic, photo library (read/write), location (when-in-use/always), calendars, contacts, Bluetooth, motion, speech, Face ID, and tracking to align with permission prompts.
Permissions hub UI: New “Permissions” tab with per-permission demo screens (location, camera/mic, notifications, media/storage, storage access, telephony/SMS, Bluetooth/nearby) that request relevant Android runtime permissions via Expo APIs and run small example actions; includes preview screenshot (assets/permissions-hub.png).

Example (excerpt):

android: {
  permissions: [
    'ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION',
    'RECORD_AUDIO',
    'BLUETOOTH_CONNECT',
    'MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE',
    'POST_NOTIFICATIONS',
    // …full list
  ],
},
ios: {
  infoPlist: {
    NSCameraUsageDescription: 'Allow CodeBuilder Admin to access the camera...',
    NSMicrophoneUsageDescription: 'Allow CodeBuilder Admin to access the microphone...',
    // …other usage descriptions
  },
}

Original prompt

Please modify my expo / android app so that it has ALL of the available permissions that it can get (primarily focused on android.permission.* in manifest xml file, but okay with targeting ios through expo if can be done easily / for both platforms).

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digitalnomad91 · 2026-01-01T09:57:01Z

@copilot Can you please merge your changes with the ones I just made on the main/master branch to the app.config.js (added permissions to the list). Then go ahead and go through the exhaustive list of permissions for android and create a demo / example implementaiton showing usage of all available functionality with each permission on android. Add a section to one of the pages / tabs and then create components for each demo and in that section add links/buttons to each new page that should be created for each permission type / component which showcases usage of that permission on android / through expo. If necessary for certain permissions that aren't implementable through expo / react then go ahead and create a script and modify the android build process so that we can inject any necessary java code / functions as well as any other modifications to the android build files (such as manifest xml file). There are examples of doing this already in the scripts folder, so use that as a template for anything that can't easily be implemented with just react / expo / etc...

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Copilot · 2026-01-01T10:17:58Z

@copilot Can you please merge your changes with the ones I just made on the main/master branch to the app.config.js (added permissions to the list). Then go ahead and go through the exhaustive list of...

Merged main’s app.config permission updates and expanded the unioned list, plus added a new Permissions tab with demo screens for location, camera/mic, notifications, media, storage, telephony/SMS, and Bluetooth/nearby; each requests the relevant Android runtime permissions and runs a small example. Screenshot: assets/permissions-hub.png. Latest changes: 624d6dc.

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Pull request overview

This PR adds a new in-app “Permissions” hub with demo screens that request and exercise various Android (and some iOS-described) capabilities, while also expanding the declared Android/iOS permission-related configuration.

Changes:

Added a new Permissions tab + hub screen with navigation to per-capability demo screens (location, camera/mic, notifications, media, storage, telephony/SMS, Bluetooth/nearby).
Added multiple new permission demo components that request runtime permissions and perform small capability checks.
Expanded iOS Info.plist usage descriptions and significantly expanded Android permission declarations in both app.config.js and AndroidManifest.xml.

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File	Description
components/permissions/TelephonySmsPermissionDemo.tsx	New telephony/SMS runtime permission request demo UI
components/permissions/StoragePermissionDemo.tsx	New storage permission request demo UI (incl. scoped/legacy + all-files)
components/permissions/NotificationsPermissionDemo.tsx	New notifications permission + local schedule demo
components/permissions/MediaLibraryPermissionDemo.tsx	New media library permission + asset fetch demo
components/permissions/LocationPermissionDemo.tsx	New foreground/background location permission + location fetch demo
components/permissions/CameraMicrophonePermissionDemo.tsx	New camera/microphone permission demo using `expo-camera`
components/permissions/BluetoothNearbyPermissionDemo.tsx	New Bluetooth/Nearby runtime permission request demo
app/(tabs)/permissions/*.tsx	New screens wiring the demos into the router
app/(tabs)/permissions/index.tsx	Permissions hub screen listing the demos
app/(tabs)/_layout.tsx	Adds “Permissions” as a new tab
app.config.js	Adds iOS usage strings + expands Android permission list in Expo config
android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml	Large permission declaration expansion + manifest reformat
assets/permissions-hub.png	Adds screenshot asset for the new hub
.env.example	Adds additional example env vars for dev/build workflows

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Copilot · 2026-02-21T03:13:38Z

components/permissions/MediaLibraryPermissionDemo.tsx

+    const [assetSummary, setAssetSummary] = useState<string>('Not loaded');
+
+    const requestPermissions = async () => {
+        const permissions = await MediaLibrary.requestPermissionsAsync(true);


MediaLibrary.requestPermissionsAsync(true) requests write-only access (add-only) on platforms that support it, but this screen then calls getAssetsAsync() which requires read access. Use requestPermissionsAsync() without the true flag (or otherwise ensure read permission) so the subsequent asset fetch works as intended.

Suggested change

const permissions = await MediaLibrary.requestPermissionsAsync(true);

const permissions = await MediaLibrary.requestPermissionsAsync();

Copilot · 2026-02-21T03:13:39Z

components/permissions/NotificationsPermissionDemo.tsx

+    const schedule = async () => {
+        const id = await Notifications.scheduleNotificationAsync({
+            content: {
+                title: 'Permission demo',
+                body: 'Local notification demonstrating POST_NOTIFICATIONS / NOTIFICATIONS usage.',
+            },
+            trigger: { seconds: 2 },
+        });
+        setLastScheduledId(id);
+    };


schedule() schedules a notification without verifying permission status and without error handling. scheduleNotificationAsync can throw (e.g., missing permission/channel), which would crash this demo screen; check status/granted first and wrap scheduling in try/catch with user-visible feedback.

Copilot · 2026-02-21T03:13:39Z

components/permissions/TelephonySmsPermissionDemo.tsx

+        <ScrollView style={styles.container} contentContainerStyle={styles.content}>
+            <Text style={styles.title}>Telephony & SMS</Text>
+            <Text style={styles.copy}>
+                Requests READ_PHONE_STATE, READ_PHONE_NUMBERS, CALL_PHONE, SEND_SMS, ANSWER_PHONE_CALLS, and PROCESS_OUTGOING_CALLS. These


The description text lists the requested permissions but omits READ_SMS, even though it’s included in REQUESTS. Update the copy to match what’s actually requested (or remove READ_SMS from the request list).

Suggested change

Requests READ_PHONE_STATE, READ_PHONE_NUMBERS, CALL_PHONE, SEND_SMS, ANSWER_PHONE_CALLS, and PROCESS_OUTGOING_CALLS. These

Requests READ_PHONE_STATE, READ_PHONE_NUMBERS, READ_SMS, SEND_SMS, CALL_PHONE, ANSWER_PHONE_CALLS, and PROCESS_OUTGOING_CALLS. These

Copilot · 2026-02-21T03:13:39Z

components/permissions/StoragePermissionDemo.tsx

+const REQUESTS = [
+    PermissionsAndroid.PERMISSIONS.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE,
+    PermissionsAndroid.PERMISSIONS.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE,
+    PermissionsAndroid.PERMISSIONS.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE,
+    PermissionsAndroid.PERMISSIONS.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES,
+    PermissionsAndroid.PERMISSIONS.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO,
+    PermissionsAndroid.PERMISSIONS.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO,
+];


MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE isn’t a normal runtime permission prompt on Android 11+ (it’s a special “All files access” that typically requires sending the user to a Settings screen). Requesting it via PermissionsAndroid.requestMultiple will generally just return denied without showing the intended flow; consider separating it into its own section/button that deep-links to the appropriate Settings screen, or remove it from this demo request batch.

Copilot · 2026-02-21T03:13:39Z

.env.example

+GOOGLE_SERVICES_JSON_BASE64=
+
+# Expo LAN IP + Port
+REACT_NATIVE_PACKAGER_HOSTNAME=192.168.68.63


.env.example includes a specific LAN IP for REACT_NATIVE_PACKAGER_HOSTNAME. Keeping a machine-specific address in an example file is likely to break other developers’ setups if copied verbatim; use a placeholder value (or omit it and document when/why to set it).

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REACT_NATIVE_PACKAGER_HOSTNAME=192.168.68.63

# Set this to your machine's LAN IP when needed for React Native packager (e.g. 192.168.x.x)

REACT_NATIVE_PACKAGER_HOSTNAME=

Copilot · 2026-02-21T03:13:39Z

components/permissions/MediaLibraryPermissionDemo.tsx

+        const assets = await MediaLibrary.getAssetsAsync({ first: 5, sortBy: MediaLibrary.SortBy.modificationTime });
+        setAssetSummary(`Fetched ${assets.assets.length} of ${assets.totalCount} assets`);


loadAssets() calls MediaLibrary.getAssetsAsync() without checking permission state or handling errors. If the user denies permission, this can throw and crash the screen; wrap the call in try/catch and surface a friendly error / status message.

Suggested change

const assets = await MediaLibrary.getAssetsAsync({ first: 5, sortBy: MediaLibrary.SortBy.modificationTime });

setAssetSummary(`Fetched ${assets.assets.length} of ${assets.totalCount} assets`);

try {

// Ensure we have permission before attempting to load assets

const permissions = await MediaLibrary.getPermissionsAsync(true);

if (permissions.status !== 'granted') {

setStatus(permissions.status);

setAssetSummary('Cannot load assets: media/storage permission not granted.');

return;

}

const assets = await MediaLibrary.getAssetsAsync({

first: 5,

sortBy: MediaLibrary.SortBy.modificationTime,

});

setAssetSummary(`Fetched ${assets.assets.length} of ${assets.totalCount} assets`);

} catch (error) {

console.warn('Failed to load media assets', error);

setAssetSummary('Failed to load assets. Please try again.');

}

Copilot · 2026-02-21T03:13:40Z

android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml

+    <!-- Storage (legacy vs modern scoped storage; see notes below) -->
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />


This manifest declares a large set of restricted/high-scrutiny permissions (SMS/call log/phone, all-files access, query-all-packages, etc.). Even if many won’t be granted, simply declaring them can block Play Store submission or trigger policy enforcement. Consider moving the “maximal coverage” permission set into android/app/src/debug/AndroidManifest.xml (or a dedicated internal flavor) and keeping src/main/AndroidManifest.xml limited to permissions required for the release app.

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<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />



<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES" />

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO" />

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO" />

Copilot · 2026-02-21T03:13:40Z

android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml

+             Use package name + SHA-1 restrictions in Google Cloud Console. -->
+        <meta-data
+            android:name="com.google.android.geo.API_KEY"
+            android:value="AIzaSyD1jfdFCPM4rqmdpmwWixBBDcNPJyoFMgQ" />


The Google Maps API key is hardcoded directly in the manifest. Even if it’s not a secret at runtime, committing it makes it easy to reuse outside your app; prefer injecting via a resource/Gradle property (or env-driven build config) and ensure the key is restricted to this app’s package name + signing certificate fingerprints.

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android:value="AIzaSyD1jfdFCPM4rqmdpmwWixBBDcNPJyoFMgQ" />

android:value="${GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY}" />

Copilot · 2026-02-21T03:13:40Z

app.config.js

+            /**
+             * Permissions aligned to AndroidManifest.xml (deduped + invalid removed).
+             *
+             * Notes:
+             * - Removed "NOTIFICATIONS" (not a real Android permission; POST_NOTIFICATIONS is the real one).
+             * - Removed ACCESS_MOCK_LOCATION (not in the manifest we aligned to; also not generally grantable).
+             * - Many of the "System/Signature/Privileged" permissions will NOT be granted to normal apps.
+             *   They’re here only because your manifest included them.
+             */
+            permissions: [


android.permissions now forces a very large set of privileged/restricted permissions into every generated Expo manifest/config. If this is intended only for internal demos, make the list conditional (e.g., on an env flag / EAS build profile) and keep the release profile minimal; otherwise Play policy checks and OS behavior will make many of these declarations problematic or ineffective.

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	const permissions = await MediaLibrary.requestPermissionsAsync(true);
	const permissions = await MediaLibrary.requestPermissionsAsync();

	Requests READ_PHONE_STATE, READ_PHONE_NUMBERS, CALL_PHONE, SEND_SMS, ANSWER_PHONE_CALLS, and PROCESS_OUTGOING_CALLS. These
	Requests READ_PHONE_STATE, READ_PHONE_NUMBERS, READ_SMS, SEND_SMS, CALL_PHONE, ANSWER_PHONE_CALLS, and PROCESS_OUTGOING_CALLS. These

	REACT_NATIVE_PACKAGER_HOSTNAME=192.168.68.63
	# Set this to your machine's LAN IP when needed for React Native packager (e.g. 192.168.x.x)
	REACT_NATIVE_PACKAGER_HOSTNAME=

		const assets = await MediaLibrary.getAssetsAsync({ first: 5, sortBy: MediaLibrary.SortBy.modificationTime });
		setAssetSummary(`Fetched ${assets.assets.length} of ${assets.totalCount} assets`);

-        const assets = await MediaLibrary.getAssetsAsync({ first: 5, sortBy: MediaLibrary.SortBy.modificationTime });
-        setAssetSummary(`Fetched ${assets.assets.length} of ${assets.totalCount} assets`);
+        try {
+            // Ensure we have permission before attempting to load assets
+            const permissions = await MediaLibrary.getPermissionsAsync(true);
+            if (permissions.status !== 'granted') {
+                setStatus(permissions.status);
+                setAssetSummary('Cannot load assets: media/storage permission not granted.');
+                return;
+            }
+            const assets = await MediaLibrary.getAssetsAsync({
+                first: 5,
+                sortBy: MediaLibrary.SortBy.modificationTime,
+            });
+            setAssetSummary(`Fetched ${assets.assets.length} of ${assets.totalCount} assets`);
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.warn('Failed to load media assets', error);
+            setAssetSummary('Failed to load assets. Please try again.');
+        }

-    <!-- Storage (legacy vs modern scoped storage; see notes below) -->
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
+    <!-- Storage: prefer modern scoped storage / media-specific permissions -->
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO" />

	android:value="AIzaSyD1jfdFCPM4rqmdpmwWixBBDcNPJyoFMgQ" />
	android:value="${GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY}" />

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