[Bug]: The checkPermission method always returns denied on Firefox.

[alihoseiny]

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• Windows

Steps to reproduce

1. Call the Geolocator.requestPermission() on firefox.
2. Grant location permission.
3. Call the Geolocator.checkPermission();

Expected results

After granting the location permission in the browser, we expect to receive proper status from the checkPermission.

Actual results

The checkPermission method always returns denied on Firefox. No matter what permission you've granted. This behavior is only visible on Firefox. The method works fine on Chrome, Edge, and Safari.
I've tested this behavior only on Windows 11.

Code sample

Code sample

LocationPermission permission = await Geolocator.checkPermission();
if (permission == LocationPermission.denied) {
     log("you don't have access to the location service");
}

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Version

13.0.2

Flutter Doctor output

Doctor output

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[ajbarry]

I am getting the same thing on Chrome on MacOS. The exception thrown is:

TypeError: Failed to execute 'query' on 'Permissions':
  Failed to read the 'name' property from 'PermissionDescriptor':
    Required member is undefined.

[TimHoogstrate]

Dear @alihoseiny,

If the geolocator is unable to get a permissionStatus on web it returns denied. I don't have a Windows machine currently, but this should work properly on Firefox. Are you sure you have not a restricted location permission?

Kind regards,

[alihoseiny]

Yes. I'm sure about the correctness of the permission granting process. The browser itself says that it allowed location access to the program.