Edit AndroidManifest.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest ...>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
...
</manifest>NOTE: If you use library like Places SDK for Android, you don't need to declare the above permission as the library declares all permissions it uses in its manifest.
class HomeFragment: Fragment() { companion object { private const val REQUEST_LOCATION_PERMISSION = 1 } // private val locationPermissions = arrayOf(ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION) private val locationPermission = ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION private fun findCurrentPlace() { val placesClient = Places.createClient(context!!) val placeFields = listOf(Place.Field.NAME) val request = FindCurrentPlaceRequest.newInstance(placeFields) if (checkLocationPermission()) { val placeResponse = placesClient.findCurrentPlace(request) placeResponse.addOnCompleteListener { task -> if (task.isSuccessful) { val response = task.result response?.placeLikelihoods?.forEach { Timber.d("${it.place.name}, score=${it.likelihood}") } } else { Timber.e(task.exception, "placesClient.findCurrentPlace failed") } } } else { requestLocationPermission() } } private fun checkLocationPermission(): Boolean { /* locationPermissions.forEach { if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(context!!, it) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) { return false } } return true */ return (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(context!!, locationPermission) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) } private fun requestLocationPermission() { // optional implementation of shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale if (ActivityCompat.shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale(activity!!, locationPermission)) { AlertDialog.Builder(context!!) .setMessage("Need location permission to get current place") .setPositiveButton(android.R.string.ok) { _, _ -> // ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(activity!!, locationPermissions, REQUEST_LOCATION_PERMISSION) requestPermissions(arrayOf(locationPermission), REQUEST_LOCATION_PERMISSION) } .setNegativeButton(android.R.string.cancel, null) .show() } else { // ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(activity!!, locationPermissions, REQUEST_LOCATION_PERMISSION) requestPermissions(arrayOf(locationPermission), REQUEST_LOCATION_PERMISSION) } } override fun onRequestPermissionsResult( requestCode: Int, permissions: Array<out String>, grantResults: IntArray ) { super.onRequestPermissionsResult(requestCode, permissions, grantResults) if (requestCode == REQUEST_LOCATION_PERMISSION) { if (grantResults.isNotEmpty() && grantResults[0] == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) { findCurrentPlace() } else { Timber.d("Location permission denied") val isNeverAskAgain = !ActivityCompat.shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale( activity!!, locationPermission) if (isNeverAskAgain) { Snackbar.make(list, "Location Permission required", Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG) .setAction("Settings") { Intent(ACTION_APPLICATION_DETAILS_SETTINGS, Uri.parse("package:${activity!!.packageName}")).apply { addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_DEFAULT) addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK) startActivity(this) } } .show() } else { Timber.d("Location permission denied") } } } }}NOTE: You might want to use EasyPermissions