# Check the Location Permissions

To get current location permission status, use the `sdkStatus` property.

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="iOS" %}

```swift
let sdkStatus = Sentiance.shared.sdkStatus

if (sdkStatus.locationPermission == .always) {
    // We are good!
} else {
    // Background location permission not granted.
}

if (sdkStatus.isPreciseLocationAuthorizationGranted) {
    // We are good!
} else {
    // Precise location permission not granted.
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Android" %}

<pre class="language-kotlin"><code class="lang-kotlin">val sdkStatus = Sentiance.getInstance(context).sdkStatus

if (sdkStatus.locationPermission == SdkStatus.LocationPermission.ALWAYS) {
    // We are good!
} else {
    // Background location permission not granted.
}

<strong>if (sdkStatus.isPreciseLocationPermGranted) {
</strong>    // We are good!
} else {
    // Precise location permission not granted.
}
</code></pre>

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="React Native" %}

```javascript
import SentianceCore from "@sentiance-react-native/core";

const sdkStatus = await SentianceCore.getSdkStatus();

if (sdkStatus.locationPermission === "ALWAYS") { 
    // We are good!
} else {
    // Background location permission not granted.
}

if (sdkStatus.isPreciseLocationAuthorizationGranted) {
    // We are good!
} else {
    // Precise location permission not granted.
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Flutter" %}

```dart
import 'package:sentiance_core/sentiance_core.dart';

final sentiance = SentianceCore();
final sdkStatus = await sentiance.getSdkStatus();

if (sdkStatus.locationPermission == LocationPermission.always) {
    // We are good!
} else {
    // Background location permission not granted.
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

In the above example, `sdkStatus` returns an SDK status object ([iOS](https://docs.sentiance.com/important-topics/sdk/api-reference/ios/sentsdkstatus) / [Android](https://docs.sentiance.com/important-topics/sdk/api-reference/android/sdkstatus)) which has properties for the location permission and precision.

{% hint style="info" %}
The user must grant the background location access permission in order for SDK detections to work. This is presented as the "**always**" option on iOS, and the "**allow all the time**" option on Android 10+ devices.

The user must also enable precise location accuracy.
{% endhint %}

To be notified of location permission changes, you can set up an SDK status listener on the SDK's config object as follows:

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="iOS" %}

```swift
Sentiance.shared.setDidReceiveSdkStatusUpdateHandler { status in
    // Check the location permission and precision here.
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Android" %}

```kotlin
Sentiance.getInstance(this).setSdkStatusUpdateListener { status -> 
    // Check the location permission and precision here.
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="React Native" %}

```javascript
import SentianceCore from "@sentiance-react-native/core";

const subscription = await SentianceCore.addSdkStatusUpdateListener(
    sdkStatus => {
        // Check the location permission and precision here.
    }
);
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}