Environment

React Native Environment Info:
System:
OS: macOS 10.14.2
CPU: (8) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4850HQ CPU @ 2.30GHz
Memory: 1.45 GB / 16.00 GB
Shell: 3.2.57 - /bin/bash
Binaries:
Node: 10.14.2 - /usr/local/bin/node
Yarn: 1.12.3 - /usr/local/bin/yarn
npm: 6.4.1 - /usr/local/bin/npm
Watchman: 4.9.0 - /usr/local/bin/watchman
SDKs:
iOS SDK:
Platforms: iOS 12.1, macOS 10.14, tvOS 12.1, watchOS 5.1
Android SDK:
API Levels: 27, 28
Build Tools: 27.0.3, 28.0.3
System Images: android-27 | Intel x86 Atom_64, android-28 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom
IDEs:
Android Studio: 3.2 AI-181.5540.7.32.5056338
Xcode: 10.1/10B61 - /usr/bin/xcodebuild
npmPackages:
react: 16.6.1 => 16.6.1
react-native: 0.57.7 => 0.57.7
npmGlobalPackages:
react-native-cli: 2.0.1

Description

Asking permission for geolocation for Android resolves to "never_ask_again" even before prompting the request permission dialog when asking for geolocation service permissions.

Reproducible Demo

import {PermissionsAndroid} from "react-native"; const granted = await PermissionsAndroid.request(PermissionsAndroid.PERMISSIONS.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION); alert (granted);

If you run this code, in an app, You'll see the alert with the text "never_ask_again" before prompting the user for permission.