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moonvader
moonvader

Reputation: 21091

Ask for iOS permissions once in a while if they still denied

In my iOS app I have some things that need permissions from user. For example : permissions to receive push-notifications.

I want to ask such users for enabling permissions once in a while until they will approve it. I don't want to ask each time user launches app.

I have function that opens app settings where user can enable notification

extension UIApplication {
    class func openAppSettings() {
        if #available(iOS 8.0, *) {
            UIApplication.shared.openURL(URL(string: UIApplicationOpenSettingsURLString)!)
        }
    }
}

I thought about storing the date of last permission request and each time the app launches - check how many days ago user was asked for permissions last time. I don't know why but it seems not elegant for me.

Could you please suggest more elegant way to solve it?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 301

Answers (1)

Cœur
Cœur

Reputation: 38667

Elegant ways:

  • ask for permission again right after user has made an (in-app) purchase, arguing you want to alert for future offers

  • ask for permission again right after user has made a (remote) subscription/reservation, arguing you want to alert for the event/booking/delivery status

  • ask for permission again right after user has triggered an (in-game) action that will take more than 1 hour to be accomplished, arguing you want to alert for completion-status

If your app does not provide services for purchasing anything, does not trigger anything with real-life impact, and does not have long gaming sessions, then it may reveal that you have no meaningful trigger for those notifications.

Upvotes: 1

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