diff --git a/packages/app-mobile/components/screens/ConfigScreen/ConfigScreen.tsx b/packages/app-mobile/components/screens/ConfigScreen/ConfigScreen.tsx
index 79abad7c77..11914e4c97 100644
--- a/packages/app-mobile/components/screens/ConfigScreen/ConfigScreen.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-mobile/components/screens/ConfigScreen/ConfigScreen.tsx
@@ -231,11 +231,11 @@ class ConfigScreenComponent extends BaseScreenComponent<ConfigScreenProps, Confi
 			// Not implemented yet
 			return true;
 		}
-		return await checkPermissions(PermissionsAndroid.PERMISSIONS.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, {
+		return await checkPermissions(PermissionsAndroid.PERMISSIONS.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, { rationale: {
 			title: _('Information'),
 			message: _('In order to use file system synchronisation your permission to write to external storage is required.'),
 			buttonPositive: _('OK'),
-		});
+		} });
 	}
 
 	public UNSAFE_componentWillMount() {
diff --git a/packages/app-mobile/components/screens/Note/Note.tsx b/packages/app-mobile/components/screens/Note/Note.tsx
index df87c4a15a..94821ced46 100644
--- a/packages/app-mobile/components/screens/Note/Note.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-mobile/components/screens/Note/Note.tsx
@@ -543,8 +543,17 @@ class NoteScreenComponent extends BaseScreenComponent<ComponentProps, State> imp
 		if (Platform.OS === 'web') return;
 
 		const response = await checkPermissions(PermissionsAndroid.PERMISSIONS.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION, {
-			message: _('In order to associate a geo-location with the note, the app needs your permission to access your location.\n\nYou may turn off this option at any time in the Configuration screen.'),
-			title: _('Permission needed'),
+			onRequestConfirmation: async () => {
+				const yesIndex = 0;
+				const result = await shim.showMessageBox(
+					_('Joplin supports saving the location at which notes are saved or created. Do you want to enable it? This can be changed at any time in settings.'),
+					{
+						buttons: [_('Yes'), _('No')],
+						title: _('Save geolocation?'),
+					},
+				);
+				return result === yesIndex;
+			},
 		});
 
 		// If the user simply pressed "Deny", we don't automatically switch it off because they might accept
diff --git a/packages/app-mobile/utils/checkPermissions.ts b/packages/app-mobile/utils/checkPermissions.ts
index 67402ccc65..cc93d393bc 100644
--- a/packages/app-mobile/utils/checkPermissions.ts
+++ b/packages/app-mobile/utils/checkPermissions.ts
@@ -1,25 +1,36 @@
 import Logger from '@joplin/utils/Logger';
 
-const { Platform, PermissionsAndroid } = require('react-native');
+import { Platform, PermissionsAndroid, Permission } from 'react-native';
 const logger = Logger.create('checkPermissions');
 
-type rationale = {
+type Rationale = {
 	title: string;
 	message: string;
-	buttonPositive?: string;
+	buttonPositive: string;
 	buttonNegative?: string;
 	buttonNeutral?: string;
 };
 
-export default async (permissions: string, rationale?: rationale) => {
+interface Options {
+	rationale?: Rationale;
+	onRequestConfirmation?: ()=> Promise<boolean>;
+}
+
+export default async (permissions: Permission, { rationale, onRequestConfirmation }: Options = {}) => {
 	// On iOS, permissions are prompted for by the system, so here we assume it's granted.
 	if (Platform.OS !== 'android') return PermissionsAndroid.RESULTS.GRANTED;
 
-	let result = await PermissionsAndroid.check(permissions);
-	logger.info('Checked permission:', result);
-	if (result !== PermissionsAndroid.RESULTS.GRANTED) {
-		result = await PermissionsAndroid.request(permissions, rationale);
+	const granted = await PermissionsAndroid.check(permissions);
+	logger.info('Checked permission:', granted);
+	if (granted) {
+		return PermissionsAndroid.RESULTS.GRANTED;
+	} else {
+		if (onRequestConfirmation && !await onRequestConfirmation()) {
+			return PermissionsAndroid.RESULTS.NEVER_ASK_AGAIN;
+		}
+
+		const result = await PermissionsAndroid.request(permissions, rationale);
 		logger.info('Requested permission:', result);
+		return result;
 	}
-	return result;
 };