Android 15 is adding a new location privacy feature that can block location requests from carriers for non-emergency use cases.
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yeah and I don’t even understand the conversation around accuracy. Even vaguely knowing what im about and doing is to much.
Imo apps knowing what city I am in is very different from apps knowing exactly where I am. While I wouldn’t want to leak either my exact location or my city to someone that shouldn’t have access to it, I don’t really mind that much (compared to exact) if someone knows the city.
A weather app barely needs any accuracy so it shouldn’t have it. But a navigation app does so it gets it.
yeah if you use those kinds of things but the point is that carrier knowing your general location for no good reason is to much.
Time to leave your personal spying gadget at home lol
yeah although ironically as a long time smart phone not user im thinking ove getting one as a camera. sigh