Error on Android when only giving approximate (coarse) location

[ampopdev]

Environment

System:
OS: macOS 14.3.1
CPU: (10) arm64 Apple M1 Pro
Memory: 111.42 MB / 16.00 GB
Shell:
version: "5.9"
path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
Node:
version: 22.1.0
path: /opt/homebrew/bin/node
Yarn:
version: 1.22.22
path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v21.7.1/bin/yarn
npm:
version: 10.7.0
path: /opt/homebrew/bin/npm
Watchman:
version: 2024.05.06.00
path: /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
Managers:
CocoaPods:
version: 1.15.2
path: /usr/local/bin/pod
SDKs:
iOS SDK:
Platforms:
- DriverKit 23.4
- iOS 17.4
- macOS 14.4
- tvOS 17.4
- visionOS 1.1
- watchOS 10.4
Android SDK: Not Found
IDEs:
Android Studio: 2023.2 AI-232.10227.8.2321.11479570
Xcode:
version: 15.3/15E204a
path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
Java:
version: 17.0.9
path: /usr/bin/javac
Ruby:
version: 2.6.10
path: /usr/bin/ruby
npmPackages:
"@react-native-community/cli": Not Found
react:
installed: 18.2.0
wanted: 18.2.0
react-native:
installed: 0.72.11
wanted: 0.72.11
react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
"react-native": Not Found
Android:
hermesEnabled: true
newArchEnabled: false
iOS:
hermesEnabled: false
newArchEnabled: false

Platforms

Android

Versions

• Android: API 33
• react-native-geolocation: 3.2.1
• react-native: 0.72.11
• react: 18.2.0

Description

When giving only approximate location permission (ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION) getCurrentPosition returns error:

{"ACTIVITY_NULL": 4, "PERMISSION_DENIED": 1, "POSITION_UNAVAILABLE": 2, "TIMEOUT": 3, "code": 3, "message": "Location request timed out"}

Reproducible Demo

Request permission with react-native-permissions:

import { PERMISSIONS, requestMultiple } from 'react-native-permissions';

await requestMultiple([
      // Requesting both as doc https://developer.android.com/develop/sensors-and-location/location/permissions#approximate-request
      PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION,
      PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION,
    ]);
const result =
        multipleResult?.[PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION];
console.log(`Did grant at least approx location: ${result === 'granted'}`) // Result will be granted for either ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION or ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION

Get location:

      import Geolocation from '@react-native-community/geolocation';

      Geolocation.getCurrentPosition(
        position => {
          console.log('position', position);
        },
        error => {
          console.log('error', error);
        },
        { enableHighAccuracy: true, timeout: 15000, maximumAge: 10000 },
      );

Tried passing enableHighAccuracy: false, but didn't help. If ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION permission is granted, then getCurrentPosition returns the position correctly.

[Anhunghezo]

Did you try lower version?