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Explain the 'Permissions API'.
Updated Apr 28, 2026
Short answer
A consistent way to query the status of API permissions (like camera, location).
Deep explanation
Before the Permissions API, you had to actually trigger the permission prompt to see if a user had denied it. Now, you can query the state ('granted', 'denied', or 'prompt') without bothering the user.
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