Actually, an easy way to get your privileges after they were declined is to open the URL "app-settings:". In iOS 8, the settings page for any app includes easy access to the permissions, including at least location, photos, notifications, microphone, background refresh, and cellular data.<p>Quite a bit simpler, and takes the user right to it. Of course, you still have to initiate the action, but again this can be done at a relevant place in the app.