missing permissions required by BluetoothAdapter.isEnabled.BLUETOOTH

Question

I add bluetooth to my app but am running into the following problem. When I do the code:

BluetoothAdapter bluetoothAdapter=BluetoothAdapter.getDefaultAdapter();
if (bluetoothAdapter == null) {
    Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"Device doesnt Support Bluetooth",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}

if(!bluetoothAdapter.isEnabled()) {
    Intent enableAdapter = new Intent(BluetoothAdapter.ACTION_REQUEST_ENABLE);
    startActivityForResult(enableAdapter, 0);
}

The error is on the following line:

if(!bluetoothAdapter.isEnabled())

Error:

Missing permissions required by BluetoothAdapter.isEnabled :android.permissions.BLUETOOTH

I added the following permissions to the android manifest file:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN" />
<permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH" android:label="BLUETOOTH" />
<permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN" />

but am still getting the same issue. Do you know what I did wrong?

Answer 1

1. You only need <uses-permission> tag since you are using a permission. You don't need <permissions> tag since this is not your custom permission.
2. Maybe you have placed <uses-permission> tag in the wrong element in manifest, but I cannot say anything else with the information you provided
3. Since your bluetoothAdapter can be null, either add to second IF null pointer check, or add a RETURN in first IF
4. It is also nice to have <uses-feature> tag

Answer 2

Let's say you have a button and then you click on it, Bluetooth needs to turn on. Here's a quick example how you would do it for Android 6.0 and above.

First, declare this variable in your Activity/Fragment:

public static final int PERMISSION_ASK = 1001;

Now, let's say this buttons is going to enable the bluetooth. setOnClickListener:

myButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
    @Override
    public void onClick(View view) {
        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
            if(isBluetoothPermissionGranted()) {
                // app already has required permissions
                // do some task here
            } else {
                // app does not have permission yet.
                // ask for permissions
                askForBluetoothPermissions();
            }
        } else {
            // Android version below 6.0, no need to check or ask for permission
            // do some task here
        }
    }
});

Checking if application already has the required permission:

@RequiresApi(api = Build.VERSION_CODES.M)
private boolean isBluetoothPermissionGranted() {
    boolean granted = false;
    int bluetoothGranted = checkSelfPermission(Manifest.permission.BLUETOOTH);
    int bluetoothAdminGranted = checkSelfPermission(Manifest.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN);

    if(bluetoothGranted == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED &&
            bluetoothAdminGranted == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
        granted = true;
    }

    return granted;
}

If required permission is not granted, here's how you would ask for it:

@RequiresApi(api = Build.VERSION_CODES.M)
private void askForBluetoothPermissions() {
    String[] permissions = new String[] {
            Manifest.permission.BLUETOOTH,
            Manifest.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN
    };
    requestPermissions(permissions, PERMISSION_ASK);
}

And finally, here's how you would confirm if the user granted you the permission(s) or not:

@Override
public void onRequestPermissionsResult(int requestCode, @NonNull String[] permissions, @NonNull int[] grantResults) {
    switch (requestCode) {
        case PERMISSION_ASK:
            if(grantResults[0] == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED && grantResults[1] == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
                // all requested permissions were granted
                // perform your task here
            } else {
                // permissions not granted
                // DO NOT PERFORM THE TASK, it will fail/crash
            }
            break;
        default:
            super.onRequestPermissionsResult(requestCode, permissions, grantResults);
            break;
    }
}

Hope this helps

Answer 3

For Android 6.0 and above you must add the following to manifest file

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />

<permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH" android:label="BLUETOOTH" />
<permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN" />
<permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
<permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />