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Re: Location Accuracy

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On 17/10/2024 07:53, Andy Burns wrote:
> [Possible Duplicate Message]
> 
> Andrews wrote:
> 
>> If I recall correctly, we discussed a while ago that Google planned on
>> making "precise location services" the default, which Andy just proved.
> 
> I suspect the timing of this is due to Android15 enabling additional use
> of Google's find my device network, e.g. detecting the phone being
> snatched from your hand and then running/riding off with it, so it can
> disable/track it.

The notification for the precise location update just came through. I 
had a look in my settings and the Location setting notes that "Device 
location is off" for apps and services.

But Is it? Underneath the notice it lists four apps/services which are 
"Allowed all the time" - Companion Device Manager, Find device, Fused 
location, and Shell (there are a further dozen or so apps for which 
location is allowed, but only when the app is in use). If I look at any 
of those four, the settings are all greyed out, but all have "Allow all 
the time" set. So are they off as they're greyed out? Well, I really 
don't know as towards the bottom there is a greyed out "Use precise 
location" on/off selector, and below that "Device requires this 
permission to operate". Is that just a warning that I need to turn 
location back on to get it to operate, or just telling me that no matter 
what I want, it's turned on anyway?

I just turned Location on for a few seconds to see what the phone might 
show me, but I couldn't see anything obvious. I then turned it back off 
again, and very oddly those four apps I listed above now no longer 
showed - under "Allowed" it now shows "No apps allowed"!

When this phone dies, for its replacement it'll be LineageOS, 
GrapheneOS, or hopefully a Pine phone if they get it working reliably.

-- 
Jeff

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Location Accuracy Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-10-16 08:52 +0100
  Re: Location Accuracy Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2024-10-16 10:26 +0100
    Re: Location Accuracy Andrews <andrews@spam.net> - 2024-10-17 02:56 +0000
      Re: Location Accuracy Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-10-17 07:53 +0100
        Re: Location Accuracy Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2024-10-19 13:14 +0100
          Re: Location Accuracy Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2024-10-19 09:20 -0400
            Re: Location Accuracy Andrews <andrews@spam.net> - 2024-10-26 05:34 +0000
              Re: Location Accuracy Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2024-10-26 08:17 -0400
  Re: Location Accuracy Andrews <andrews@spam.net> - 2024-10-26 05:43 +0000
    Re: Location Accuracy Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-10-26 09:00 +0100

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