Custom privacy setting for requestPermission screen (expo)

[kamranesmaeili]

I would like to add a custom privacy policy (web url or screen within the app) when the user is prompted to opt-in via requestPermission(permissions: Permission[]): Promise<Permission[]> method.

I have checked the documentation and searched online and apart from some guide from android developer website couldn't find any straight forward approach, that I can use in expo. An example of the privacy policy link that I would like to edit is as shown below:

Apologies in advance if this has already been answered

[matinzd]

To display your app's privacy policy, you can use the activity-alias tag, as outlined in the document.

If you're using Expo, there’s an Expo plugin available that helps configure parts of this library. However, for a custom implementation like this, you’ll need to handle it manually.

One straightforward approach is to create a native WebView pointing to your website's privacy policy URL. When users click the relevant link, an activity with the custom WebView will open, seamlessly displaying the privacy policy.

In the example app we have here I have pointed it to the MainActivity but you can create your own activity:

react-native-health-connect/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml

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	<activity-alias
	android:name="ViewPermissionUsageActivity"
	android:exported="true"
	android:targetActivity=".MainActivity"
	android:permission="android.permission.START_VIEW_PERMISSION_USAGE">
	<intent-filter>
	<action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW_PERMISSION_USAGE" />
	<category android:name="android.intent.category.HEALTH_PERMISSIONS" />
	</intent-filter>
	</activity-alias>