Fix: Navigated back to the home screen after granting for Camera permission

src/Expensify.tsx

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import UpdateAppModal from './components/UpdateAppModal';
 import * as CONFIG from './CONFIG';
 import CONST from './CONST';
 import useLocalize from './hooks/useLocalize';
+import {updateLastRoute} from './libs/actions/App';
 import * as EmojiPickerAction from './libs/actions/EmojiPickerAction';
 import * as Report from './libs/actions/Report';
 import * as User from './libs/actions/User';
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ function Expensify({
     const {translate} = useLocalize();
     const [account] = useOnyx(ONYXKEYS.ACCOUNT);
     const [session] = useOnyx(ONYXKEYS.SESSION);
+    const [lastRoute] = useOnyx(ONYXKEYS.LAST_ROUTE);
     const [shouldShowRequire2FAModal, setShouldShowRequire2FAModal] = useState(false);
 
     useEffect(() => {
@@ -236,6 +238,16 @@ function Expensify({
         Audio.setAudioModeAsync({playsInSilentModeIOS: true});
     }, []);
 
+    useLayoutEffect(() => {
+        if (!isNavigationReady || !lastRoute) {
+            return;
+        }
+        updateLastRoute('');
+        Navigation.navigate(lastRoute as Route);
+        // Disabling this rule because we only want it to run on the first render.
+        // eslint-disable-next-line react-compiler/react-compiler, react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+    }, [isNavigationReady]);
+
     useEffect(() => {
         if (!isAuthenticated) {
             return;

src/ONYXKEYS.ts

@@ -400,6 +400,9 @@ const ONYXKEYS = {
     /** Stores the information about currently edited advanced approval workflow */
     APPROVAL_WORKFLOW: 'approvalWorkflow',
 
+    /** Stores the route to open after changing app permission from settings */
+    LAST_ROUTE: 'lastRoute',
+
     /** Collection Keys */
     COLLECTION: {
         DOWNLOAD: 'download_',
@@ -891,6 +894,7 @@ type OnyxValuesMapping = {
     [ONYXKEYS.NVP_WORKSPACE_TOOLTIP]: OnyxTypes.WorkspaceTooltip;
     [ONYXKEYS.NVP_PRIVATE_CANCELLATION_DETAILS]: OnyxTypes.CancellationDetails[];
     [ONYXKEYS.APPROVAL_WORKFLOW]: OnyxTypes.ApprovalWorkflowOnyx;
+    [ONYXKEYS.LAST_ROUTE]: string;
 };
 
 type OnyxValues = OnyxValuesMapping & OnyxCollectionValuesMapping & OnyxFormValuesMapping & OnyxFormDraftValuesMapping;

src/libs/actions/App.ts

@@ -496,6 +496,10 @@ function updateLastVisitedPath(path: string) {
     Onyx.merge(ONYXKEYS.LAST_VISITED_PATH, path);
 }
 
+function updateLastRoute(screen: string) {
+    Onyx.set(ONYXKEYS.LAST_ROUTE, screen);
+}
+
 export {
     setLocale,
     setLocaleAndNavigate,
@@ -513,5 +517,6 @@ export {
     savePolicyDraftByNewWorkspace,
     createWorkspaceWithPolicyDraftAndNavigateToIt,
     updateLastVisitedPath,
+    updateLastRoute,
     KEYS_TO_PRESERVE,
 };

src/libs/fileDownload/FileUtils.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type {FileObject} from '@components/AttachmentModal';
 import DateUtils from '@libs/DateUtils';
 import * as Localize from '@libs/Localize';
 import Log from '@libs/Log';
+import saveLastRoute from '@libs/saveLastRoute';
 import CONST from '@src/CONST';
 import getImageManipulator from './getImageManipulator';
 import getImageResolution from './getImageResolution';
@@ -76,6 +77,9 @@ function showCameraPermissionsAlert() {
                 text: Localize.translateLocal('common.settings'),
                 onPress: () => {
                     Linking.openSettings();
+                    // In the case of ios, the App reloads when we update camera permission from settings
+                    // we are saving last route so we can navigate to it after app reload
+                    saveLastRoute();
                 },
             },
         ],

src/libs/saveLastRoute/index.ios.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import {updateLastRoute} from '@libs/actions/App';
+import Navigation from '@libs/Navigation/Navigation';
+
+export default function saveLastRoute() {
+    updateLastRoute(Navigation.getActiveRoute());
+}

src/libs/saveLastRoute/index.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+const saveLastRoute = () => {};
+
+export default saveLastRoute;