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In AAOS, the permissions flow is the same as
granting permissions on Android Auto,
except the user sees permission details on the car screen instead of the
phone.
Sample flow
User action
Where action is performed
Step count after action
The user opens your app, and they must grant permissions.
Landing template (not shown)
1
The user selects the option to grant app permissions.
Message template
2
The user sees a system permissions dialog on the car screen and grants
permissions.
Message template with toast (refresh)
2
The app returns to the landing template.
Landing template (in this case, the Place List template)
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