[Bug]: Notification.canRequestPermission always returns true

[ChromeQ]

What happened?

According to the docs the Notification.canRequestPermission() should "Return true if the device has never been prompted for push notification permission."
https://documentation.onesignal.com/docs/mobile-sdk#checking-if-a-permissions-prompt-can-be-displayed

However I am finding that the method always returns true, despite being shown the permission request (using Notifications.requestPermission()) and denying it multiple times.

I have only tested Android but may also affect iOS but not tested.

Steps to reproduce?

const canAsk = await OneSignal.Notifications.canRequestPermission();
console.log('CAN ASK', canAsk); // <-- Always `true`

if (canAsk) {
  const granted = await OneSignal.Notifications.requestPermission();
  console.log('REQUESTING', granted);
} else {
  console.log('REQUESTING FAILED');
}

What did you expect to happen?

Expected the canAsk method to return false when the permission has been denied

React Native OneSignal SDK version

5.0.0

Which platform(s) are affected?

• iOS
• Android

Relevant log output

No response

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[ShivamKJJW]

In android it has been set to behave that way.

RNOneSignal.java>Line 439

[ChromeQ]

What! That's crazy! Why would it do that? Is there no way to determine if I can/should show a custom message about turning on notifications in the settings?

Do you work at OneSignal? Can somebody at OneSignal explain this? The description (and the fact it is a Boolean) suggests it could be true or false.

[ovidb]

This is indeed "a bit" unexpected. Maybe that should be the case for android 12 and older but for everything this seems very wrong.

[nan-li]

Hi everyone, thanks for reporting this and we have fixed the Android implementation in the latest release 5.0.1.