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by Klathmon 2963 days ago
>So are you saying that you don't allow them to say no to the first-stage, and have it pop up immediately after, or that you pop it up every time they open the app?

Basically we lock them from going further in the app by repeatedly showing the dialog immediately after a "no" answer, because at that point they need to scan barcodes and if they can't then the entire app is completely useless anyway.

>I don't think it's innately condescending to ask someone for permission and outline exactly what you need the permission for, but I don't know the copy you are using.

It just feels like it to me. We found it difficult to explain how you MUST say "yes" to the next prompt, it's for barcode scanning (which explaining this alone feels condescending, the app is called "x barcode scanning" FFS), the app cannot function without it. Just asking to ask alone feels wrong. I want my applications to be as easy to use and straightforward as possible, and doing stuff "automatically" rather than making the user manually do it is like 40% of my job, so it feels really wrong when I need to make it worse in that way.

>Have you tried putting the reasoning on the second dialogue or is this a native one that is uneditable?

Yeah it's the native one, so you can't change what it says.

It's tough, i can understand not wanting to allow websites to spam notifications constantly, but the "you only get one chance" really sucks.