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Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good?

From Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.mobile.android
Subject Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good?
Date 2016-11-09 15:33 +0000
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On Wed, 09 Nov 2016 09:06:23 +0100, Arno Welzel wrote:

> Edmund schrieb:
> 
>> On Tue, 08 Nov 2016 07:30:40 -0500, micky wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have Me maps and it keeps asking me to turn on my GPS location.
>>>
>>> Is the purpose of this to give me driving directions?
>>>
>>> If I don't want driving directions, is there any reason I should turn
>>> it on.
>>>
>>> The maps seem to display fine, and btw they don't threaten to delete
>>> themselves like google maps do.
>>>
>>> I've also got Here maps, but it seems to be only about major cities,
>>> or only about travelilng from one place to another, not just pure
>>> maps, including rural areas.   Am I missing something?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>> 
>> Obviously you are missing something.
>> Android is the greatest spyware ever.
> 
> Then don't use it.

I was not aware of this before I bought an android device.
Unfortunately, we have very little choice when it comes to a cell phone 
but I certainly will check if there is an alternative that meet my wishes 
when I buy a new one.

> 
>> They want to know EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME from you and everybody else,
>> if you should read the things you HAVE TO ACCEPT before you click YES,
>> you should know that.
> 
> If you really believe this -

Believe?? read it for yourself!

> then don't use Android at all, since all
> the system apps of the manufacturer don't even ask - they are already
> installed and running!

I am talking about the app in the whats its name play store?
> 
>> All apps want access to everything although it is none of their
>> busyness.
> 
> And why should "GPS" not be the business of a application which is used
> to check the location on a map?

I did not say that so don't make things up for yourself and then disagree 
with it.

The OP mentioned that an app is nagging him to put his GPS ON while he 
did not want to use it. That one thing, another is that most if not all 
apps require access to your contacts for no obvious reason.


Edmund


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Me maps, why gps?  Here maps, good? micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2016-11-08 07:30 -0500
  Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-11-08 13:59 +0100
    Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2016-11-10 14:41 -0500
  Re: Me maps, why gps?  Here maps, good? Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> - 2016-11-08 13:27 +0000
    Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Piet <www.godfatherof.nl/@opt-in.invalid> - 2016-11-08 16:16 +0100
      Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> - 2016-11-08 16:05 +0000
        Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Piet <www.godfatherof.nl/@opt-in.invalid> - 2016-11-08 22:40 +0100
    Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-11-09 09:06 +0100
      Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> - 2016-11-09 15:33 +0000
        Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Bob Martin <bob.martin@excite.com> - 2016-11-10 07:57 +0000
          Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> - 2016-11-10 09:56 +0000
            Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Bob Martin <bob.martin@excite.com> - 2016-11-10 18:27 +0000
              Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> - 2016-11-10 18:50 +0000
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-11-10 20:03 +0100
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2016-11-10 14:43 -0500
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> - 2016-11-15 08:44 +0000
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-11-15 10:08 +0100
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> - 2016-11-15 13:40 +0000
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-11-15 15:08 +0100
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> - 2016-11-15 15:34 +0000
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-11-15 22:54 +0100
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> - 2016-11-16 09:03 +0000
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-11-16 10:49 +0100
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> - 2016-11-16 10:51 +0000
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-11-16 14:01 -0800
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? David Taylor <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.uk.invalid> - 2016-11-17 11:21 +0000
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-11-17 12:47 +0100
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2016-11-10 14:35 -0500
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-11-12 22:34 +0100
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2016-11-12 19:45 -0500
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-11-13 22:49 +0100
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Piet <www.godfatherof.nl/@opt-in.invalid> - 2016-11-13 23:02 +0100
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2016-11-20 15:41 -0500
            Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2016-11-11 18:26 +0000
              Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-11-11 13:31 -0500
              Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> - 2016-11-12 09:21 +0000
            Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-11-12 22:53 +0100
              Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2016-11-12 19:41 -0500
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-11-13 22:51 +0100
              Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> - 2016-11-14 12:11 +0000
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Piet <www.godfatherof.nl/@opt-in.invalid> - 2016-11-14 15:41 +0100
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> - 2016-11-15 13:44 +0000
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-11-15 15:09 +0100
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> - 2016-11-15 15:22 +0000
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-11-16 06:48 +1100
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-11-15 15:06 +0100
          Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Happy Oyster <-*-*.@.*-*-> - 2016-11-11 03:53 +0400
            Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2016-11-10 19:57 -0500
              Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Happy Oyster <-*-*.@.*-*-> - 2016-11-11 06:00 +0400
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2016-11-12 00:51 -0500
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Happy Oyster <-*-*.@.*-*-> - 2016-11-13 04:10 +0400
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2016-11-12 19:40 -0500
  Re: Me maps, why gps?  Here maps, good? Bert <bert@iphouse.com> - 2016-11-08 14:48 +0000
    Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-11-08 08:10 -0800
      Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-11-08 11:21 -0500
        Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-11-09 03:51 -0500
          Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? David Taylor <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.uk.invalid> - 2016-11-09 11:03 +0000
            Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2016-11-10 14:45 -0500
              Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? David Taylor <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.uk.invalid> - 2016-11-11 10:13 +0000
            Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-11-11 03:40 -0500
              Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? David Taylor <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.uk.invalid> - 2016-11-11 10:25 +0000
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-11-12 04:03 -0500
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? David Taylor <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.uk.invalid> - 2016-11-12 10:34 +0000
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-11-12 23:29 -0500
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? David Taylor <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.uk.invalid> - 2016-11-13 09:57 +0000
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-11-14 02:19 -0500
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? David Taylor <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.uk.invalid> - 2016-11-14 10:45 +0000
      Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Bob Martin <bob.martin@excite.com> - 2016-11-09 07:29 +0000
        Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-11-09 11:52 +0100
        Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2016-11-10 15:01 -0500
          Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-11-11 03:46 -0500
            Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Happy Oyster <-*-*.@.*-*-> - 2016-11-12 04:09 +0400
              Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-11-11 22:27 -0800
            Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2016-11-12 00:35 -0500
            Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Piet <www.godfatherof.nl/@opt-in.invalid> - 2016-11-14 08:58 +0100
              Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-11-14 14:02 +0100
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Piet <www.godfatherof.nl/@opt-in.invalid> - 2016-11-14 15:45 +0100
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-11-15 15:09 +0100
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Piet <www.godfatherof.nl/@opt-in.invalid> - 2016-11-15 16:11 +0100
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-11-15 22:44 +0100
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2016-11-16 08:32 +0000
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-11-16 13:56 -0800
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-11-17 04:36 -0500
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2016-11-20 14:52 -0500
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-11-21 01:34 -0500
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2016-11-24 03:38 -0500
              Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-11-15 00:34 -0500
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2016-11-20 14:54 -0500
      Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-11-09 09:08 +0100
        Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Piet <www.godfatherof.nl/@opt-in.invalid> - 2016-11-09 11:09 +0100
          Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-11-09 11:20 +0100
          Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-11-09 11:58 +0100
            Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-11-09 13:18 +0100
          Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? David Taylor <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.uk.invalid> - 2016-11-09 11:05 +0000
            Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2016-11-10 15:07 -0500
          Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2016-11-10 15:08 -0500
          Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-11-15 08:19 +0100
            Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-11-15 08:35 +0100
              Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-11-15 09:43 +0100
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-11-15 09:52 +0100
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-11-15 10:02 +0100
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-11-15 10:14 +0100
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-11-15 10:39 +0100
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-11-16 12:59 +0100
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-11-16 15:44 +0100
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-11-20 19:43 +0100
              Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Bob <Bob@the.builder> - 2016-11-15 04:07 -0600
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-11-15 11:36 +0100
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Bob <Bob@the.builder> - 2016-11-15 06:09 -0600
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-11-15 13:25 +0100
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Bob <Bob@the.builder> - 2016-11-15 07:48 -0600
                Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2016-11-20 15:11 -0500
      Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Bert <bert@iphouse.com> - 2016-11-09 18:18 +0000
  Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-11-09 09:47 +0100
    Re: Me maps, why gps? Here maps, good? micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2016-11-10 15:12 -0500

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