Baseflow / Baseflow/flutter-permission-handler

[Bug]: await Permission.location.request() returns PermissionStatus.denied when we answer approximate location. It only returns granted if we answer precise location

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Description

### Please check the following before submitting a new issue.

- [X] I have searched the [existing issues](https://github.com/baseflow/flutter-permission-handler/issues).
- [X] I have carefully [read the documentation](https://github.com/Baseflow/flutter-permission-handler/blob/main/permission_handler/README.md) and verified I have added the required platform specific configuration.

### Please select affected platform(s)

- [X] Android
- [ ] iOS
- [ ] Windows

### Steps to reproduce

Very simple case there is no need.

### Expected results

I expected to get true when user gives us approximate location.

### Actual results

i get PermissionStatus.denied when user answers approximate location instead of precise location.

### Code sample

static Future requestLocation(BuildContext context) async {
try {
if (await Permission.location.isPermanentlyDenied) {
if (context.mounted) {
showDialogLocation(context);
}
return false;
} else {
final status = await Permission.location.request();
return status.isGranted;
}
} catch (e) {
print('Error requesting location permission: $e');
return false;
}
}

### Screenshots or video

No need

### Version

11.0.1

### Flutter Doctor output

[√] Flutter (Channel stable, 3.22.3, on Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22631.4169], locale pt-PT)
• Flutter version 3.22.3 on channel stable at C:\src\flutter
• Upstream repository https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git
• Framework revision b0850beeb2 (9 weeks ago), 2024-07-16 21:43:41 -0700
• Engine revision 235db911ba
• Dart version 3.4.4
• DevTools version 2.34.3

[√] Windows Version (Installed version of Windows is version 10 or higher)

[√] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 34.0.0)
• Android SDK at C:\Users\35191\AppData\Local\Android\sdk
• Platform android-34, build-tools 34.0.0
• Java binary at: C:\Program Files\Android\Android Studio\jbr\bin\java
• Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 17.0.10+0--11572160)
• All Android licenses accepted.

[√] Chrome - develop for the web
• Chrome at C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe

[√] Visual Studio - develop Windows apps (Visual Studio Community 2022 17.5.3)
• Visual Studio at C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community
• Visual Studio Community 2022 version 17.5.33516.290
• Windows 10 SDK version 10.0.22000.0

[√] Android Studio (version 2023.3)
• Android Studio at C:\Program Files\Android\Android Studio
• Flutter plugin can be installed from:
https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/9212-flutter
• Dart plugin can be installed from:
https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/6351-dart
• Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 17.0.10+0--11572160)

[√] VS Code (version 1.93.1)
• VS Code at C:\Users\35191\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code
• Flutter extension version 3.97.20240902

[√] Connected device (4 available)
• sdk gphone64 x86 64 (mobile) • emulator-5554 • android-x64 • Android 13 (API 33) (emulator)
• Windows (desktop) • windows • windows-x64 • Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22631.4169]
• Chrome (web) • chrome • web-javascript • Google Chrome 128.0.6613.138
• Edge (web) • edge • web-javascript • Microsoft Edge 129.0.2792.52

[√] Network resources
• All expected network resources are available.

• No issues found!

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