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From: Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Location Accuracy
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2024 13:14:45 +0100
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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