Permission error for sideloaded app on Fenix 3

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I own a Fenix 3 and just started getting into Connect IQ SDK. My first project is a watch face and I'm facing some difficulty with app permissions. 
 What is working so far When I just use SDK functions that do not require special permissions, everything works fine. I can build watch face apps, I can run them in the simulator and I can sideload and test them on the watch itself. 
 What is not working I now want to use functions that require permission, e.g. Toybox.Position.getInfo() . To prepare this, I modified the manifest.xml like this and then just used Toybox.Position.getInfo() in my app code. I can run the app in the simulator and everything works fine. However, when I sideload the app on the watch itself and run it there, the watch screen becomes blank for 1 or 2 seconds and then a standard replacement watch face is shown. Afterwards the CIQ_LOG.txt shows the following content: 
 ERROR: Permission Required DETAILS: Permission required STORE_ID: 00000000000000000000000000000000 CALLSTACK: 
 WARNING: Failed invoking <symbol> STORE_ID: 00000000000000000000000000000000 
 WARNING: Unfreed memory on exit STORE_ID: 00000000000000000000000000000000 
 Is there anything else to do in order to make the watch face work? 
 Some details about my environment: 4.18.0-20-generic #21~18.04.1-Ubuntu Eclipse 2019-03 (4.11.0) Connect IQ SDK 3.0.9 Fenix 3 Software Version 8.90

jim_m_58 · Accepted Answer

That's really not the way to get the location in a watch face (using Position). The way to get the last known location that works on all devices is to use 
 Activity.getActivityInfo().currentLocation 
 That still needs the permission. and can return null if there no last or last has gone stale, so once you get a location, you'll want to save it off in the Object Store for times when it is null.

Permission error for sideloaded app on Fenix 3

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