Request GPS permission using Capacitor (Ionic)

Issue

I'm coding an app using Ionic & Capacitor that requires GPS. I want to know if there is a way to invoke this dialogue and enable GPS

using capacitor.

Solution

In Capacitor 3 all plugins that require permission have methods for requesting permissions and checking status of permissions.

So, in @capacitor/geolocation plugin you can call Geolocation.requestPermissions(); for both iOS and Android.

Old answer for Capacitor 2 and older:

You can use Geolocation plugin itself to request it's permissions like this: Capacitor.Plugins.Geolocation.requestPermissions(); on Android. But it's not possible on iOS.

Anyway, it's always recommended to let the plugins work themselves, when you try to use getCurrentPosition or watchPosition, the plugin will automatically request the permission if not granted.

Answered By - jcesarmobile