GeofenceManager.RequestAccess() Does Not Request LocationAlways on Android - found cause of this on Android developer site

[rokmeglic71]

I’ve noticed that when calling GeofenceManager.RequestAccess() from the Shiny library, it does not request LocationAlways permission on Android, unlike iOS.

Behavior Observed

• On iOS
  When the user grants location permission, checking the app settings confirms that the permission is set to "Always", with Precise Location enabled.

• On Android
  Executing GeofenceManager.RequestAccess(); results in the system prompt displaying only "Allow while using the app".
  To explicitly request "Allow always", I have to manually call:

permissionStatus = await Permissions.CheckStatusAsync<Permissions.LocationAlways>();

If not granted, the user is redirected to the App Settings, where they can manually select "Allow all the time".

Question
Is this expected behavior? Am I missing something in the implementation?

Findings
After reviewing Android’s documentation, this behavior appears to be intentional. On Android, background location (ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION) cannot be requested through a system dialog and must be manually enabled via App Settings.

Just sharing this for anyone else.

P.S: Thank you for the great library!