5.2.5

• Only request LOCATION_ALWAYS when app is active (fix #924)

5.2.4

• Check if permission is null (fix an Android build issue in RN 0.77)

New Contributors

• @mstrokin made their first contribution in #922

5.2.3

• Make requestNotifications options argument optional

5.2.2

• Rely on a static list instead of Manifest to determine if a permission is available - (closes #908)
• Use the granted boolean when calling requestFullAccessToEventsWithCompletion on iOS (closes #911)

5.2.1

• Check in both Manifest and permissions groups to determine if a permission is available.

5.2.0

• Add tvOS compatibility (closes #906)

5.1.0

• Add canScheduleExactAlarms to check Android SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM (closes #795)
• Add an optional type argument to openSettings, allowing you to open application (the default), alarms or notifications settings

5.0.2

• Fix a regression introduced in v5.0.0 for PERMISSIONS.IOS.FACE_ID (#903)

5.0.1

• Fix running expo prebuild after manual Podfile modifications

5.0.0

⚠️ This version requires Xcode 16 and drops support for iOS < 13.4, Android < 6.0, and React Native < 0.73.

What's changed

• Added LIMITED contacts permission status (on iOS 18+) (#882 by @changey)
• Migrated the Android codebase to Kotlin
• Proper support for iOS calendar permission escalation (fixes #889)

What's new

• Enabled location permission escalation on iOS (closes #716) – This feature was sponsored by Driversnote.com. Thank you! 🙌
• Added support for Android private / signature permissions (fixes #887)
• requestNotifications now accept a rationale argument
• Introduced a new unified diagram to simplify understanding of the permission request flow: