PermissionsKit

Universal API for requesting permissions and reading their status — .authorized, .denied & .notDetermined. Each permission ships as a separate product, so the app compiles only the ones it actually uses.

Installation

In Xcode: File → Add Package Dependencies → paste URL:

https://github.com/sparrowcode/PermissionsKit

Then pick the products you need. Add only those — every permission API you link is visible to App Review, and unused ones invite questions about why the app needs them.

Permissions

Usage

Request a permission:

import PermissionsKit
import NotificationPermission

Permission.notification([.alert, .badge, .sound]).request {
    // Called once the user answers the system dialog.
}

Read its status:

import PermissionsKit
import CameraPermission

let authorized = Permission.camera.authorized

[!WARNING] FaceID can't tell .authorized from .notDetermined — both come back as .notDetermined. Only .denied is reliable.

Keys in Info.plist

Apple requires a usage description for most permissions. Get the key for a permission:

let key = Permission.bluetooth.usageDescriptionKey

[!NOTE] Use the key itself, not the description text — Xcode won't build otherwise.

Localisation

An xliff export creates the keys for you. Doing it by hand means adding an InfoPlist.strings file, selecting the languages in the inspector, and writing the keys there:

"NSCameraUsageDescription" = "Here description of usage camera";