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Ask every time

an option that requires a separate request for permission every time the relevant action or access is attempted, instead of using a previous decision.

In plain English

No lasting yes-or-no choice is carried forward. A new permission decision is needed each time the action or access is tried again.

In context

Here, it labels the choice that a fresh permission request will be made whenever the same access is requested again.

Situation
Reviewing app permissions, consent prompts, access scopes, and security warnings
What it communicates
labels the choice to prompt again on each new access request.

Meaning limits

By itself, the term does not say whether any later request will be approved or denied.

Examples

“For camera access, choose Ask every time, and each new attempt brings a separate request instead of reusing the last answer.”

Core meaning

“Even after one request had been answered, camera access stayed on Ask every time.”

In context

  • Remember this decision Contrast

    This reuses an earlier choice instead of making a new permission request each time.