diff --git a/packages/phone_log/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/phone_log/CHANGELOG.md
index 2bb0f3c..9ba905d 100644
--- a/packages/phone_log/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/phone_log/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## [0.0.3] - August 15th, 2018.
+Update 'checkPermission' method.
+
 ## [0.0.2] - June 11th, 2018.
 Update README and several fixes.
 
diff --git a/packages/phone_log/android/src/main/java/com/jiajiabingcheng/phonelog/PhoneLogPlugin.java b/packages/phone_log/android/src/main/java/com/jiajiabingcheng/phonelog/PhoneLogPlugin.java
index 0b8eccc..cea08a3 100644
--- a/packages/phone_log/android/src/main/java/com/jiajiabingcheng/phonelog/PhoneLogPlugin.java
+++ b/packages/phone_log/android/src/main/java/com/jiajiabingcheng/phonelog/PhoneLogPlugin.java
@@ -72,10 +72,15 @@ private void requestPermission() {
         registrar.activity().requestPermissions(perm, 0);
     }
 
-    private boolean checkPermission() {
+    private String checkPermission() {
         Log.i("PhoneLogPlugin", "Checking permission : " + Manifest.permission.READ_CALL_LOG);
-        return PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED
+        boolean isGranted = PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED
                 == registrar.activity().checkSelfPermission(Manifest.permission.READ_CALL_LOG);
+        if (isGranted){
+            return "granted";
+        } else if (registrar.activity().shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale(Manifest.permission.READ_CALL_LOG)){
+            return "denied";
+        } return "deniedAndCannotRequest";
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/packages/phone_log/example/lib/main.dart b/packages/phone_log/example/lib/main.dart
index f80cb37..0ee8802 100644
--- a/packages/phone_log/example/lib/main.dart
+++ b/packages/phone_log/example/lib/main.dart
@@ -26,16 +26,17 @@ class _MyAppState extends State<MyApp> {
   }
 
 
-  requestPermission() async {
+  void requestPermission() async {
     bool res = await phoneLog.requestPermission();
-    print("permission request result is " + res.toString());
+    print("permission request result is: " + res.toString());
   }
 
-  checkPermission() async {
-    bool res = await phoneLog.checkPermission();
-    print("permission is " + res.toString());
+  void checkPermission() async {
+    PermissionStatus res = await phoneLog.checkPermission();
+    print("permission is: " + res.toString());
   }
 
+
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     var children = <Widget>[
diff --git a/packages/phone_log/lib/phone_log.dart b/packages/phone_log/lib/phone_log.dart
index f678709..d0d0246 100644
--- a/packages/phone_log/lib/phone_log.dart
+++ b/packages/phone_log/lib/phone_log.dart
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ import 'package:fixnum/fixnum.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 
+/// [PermissionStatus.granted] means that the permission is already granted.
+/// [PermissionStatus.denied] means that the permission is not granted yet.
+/// [PermissionStatus.deniedAndCannotRequest] means that the permission
+/// request is denied previously and user has checked 'never ask again' check
+/// box. In this case calling [requestPermission] method, the request
+/// permission dialog would not pop up.
+enum PermissionStatus {granted, denied, deniedAndCannotRequest}
+
 /// Provide methods to access and fetch the phone log.
 class PhoneLog {
   final MethodChannel _channel;
@@ -17,13 +25,13 @@ class PhoneLog {
   @visibleForTesting
   PhoneLog.private(MethodChannel platformChannel):_channel = platformChannel;
 
-  /// Check a [permission] and return a [Future] with the result
-  Future<bool> checkPermission() async {
-    final bool isGranted = await _channel.invokeMethod("checkPermission", null);
-    return isGranted;
+  /// Check a [permission] and return a [Future] of the [PermissionStatus].
+  Future<PermissionStatus> checkPermission() async {
+    final String status = await _channel.invokeMethod("checkPermission", null);
+    return permissionMap[status];
   }
 
-  /// Request a [permission] and return a [Future] with the result
+  /// Request a [permission] and return a [Future] of bool.
   Future<bool> requestPermission() async {
     final bool isGranted =
         await _channel.invokeMethod("requestPermission", null);
@@ -44,6 +52,12 @@ class PhoneLog {
   }
 }
 
+var permissionMap = <String, PermissionStatus>{
+  'granted': PermissionStatus.granted,
+  'denied': PermissionStatus.denied,
+  'deniedAndCannotRequest': PermissionStatus.deniedAndCannotRequest
+};
+
 /// The class that carries all the data for one call history entry.
 class CallRecord {
   CallRecord({
@@ -52,6 +66,7 @@ class CallRecord {
     this.callType,
     this.dateYear,
     this.dateMonth,
+    this.dateDay,
     this.dateHour,
     this.dateMinute,
     this.dateSecond,
diff --git a/packages/phone_log/pubspec.yaml b/packages/phone_log/pubspec.yaml
index e8fe5e3..099c723 100644
--- a/packages/phone_log/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/phone_log/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: phone_log
 description: A new flutter plugin project.
-version: 0.0.2
+version: 0.0.3
 author: Jiaming Cheng <jiamingc@google.com>
 homepage: https://github.com/jiajiabingcheng/phone_log
 
diff --git a/packages/phone_log/test/phone_log_test.dart b/packages/phone_log/test/phone_log_test.dart
index 60fc5cd..7564adf 100644
--- a/packages/phone_log/test/phone_log_test.dart
+++ b/packages/phone_log/test/phone_log_test.dart
@@ -12,10 +12,16 @@ void main() {
   dynamic arguments;
   MockPlatformChannel mockChannel;
   MockPlatformChannel mockChannelForGetLogs;
+  MockPlatformChannel mockChannelForGranted;
+  MockPlatformChannel mockChannelForDenied;
+  MockPlatformChannel mockChannelForDeniedCannotRequest;
 
   setUp(() {
     mockChannel = new MockPlatformChannel();
     mockChannelForGetLogs = new MockPlatformChannel();
+    mockChannelForGranted = new MockPlatformChannel();
+    mockChannelForDenied = new MockPlatformChannel();
+    mockChannelForDeniedCannotRequest = new MockPlatformChannel();
 
     when(mockChannel.invokeMethod(typed(any), any))
         .thenAnswer((Invocation invocation) {
@@ -24,7 +30,7 @@ void main() {
     });
 
     when(mockChannelForGetLogs.invokeMethod('getPhoneLogs', any))
-        .thenReturn(new Future(() => [
+        .thenAnswer((_) => new Future(() => [
               {
                 'formattedNumber': '123 123 1234',
                 'number': '1231231234',
@@ -38,6 +44,15 @@ void main() {
                 'duration': 123
               }
             ]));
+
+    when(mockChannelForGranted.invokeMethod('checkPermission', any))
+        .thenAnswer((_) => new Future(() => 'granted'));
+
+    when(mockChannelForDenied.invokeMethod('checkPermission', any))
+        .thenAnswer((_) => new Future(() => 'denied'));
+
+    when(mockChannelForDeniedCannotRequest.invokeMethod('checkPermission', any))
+        .thenAnswer((_) => new Future(() => 'deniedAndCannotRequest'));
   });
 
   group('Phone log plugin', () {
@@ -70,6 +85,21 @@ void main() {
 
       expect(invokedMethod, 'checkPermission');
       expect(arguments, null);
+
+      var phoneLogGranted = new PhoneLog.private(mockChannelForGranted);
+      var permissionGranted = await phoneLogGranted.checkPermission();
+
+      expect(permissionGranted, PermissionStatus.granted);
+
+      var phoneLogDenied = new PhoneLog.private(mockChannelForDenied);
+      var permissionDenied = await phoneLogDenied.checkPermission();
+
+      expect(permissionDenied, PermissionStatus.denied);
+
+      var phoneLogCannotRequest = new PhoneLog.private(mockChannelForDeniedCannotRequest);
+      var permissionCannotRequest = await phoneLogCannotRequest.checkPermission();
+
+      expect(permissionCannotRequest, PermissionStatus.deniedAndCannotRequest);
     });
 
     test('request permission', () async {