Re: Was Google Location Accuracy (now is How to Spoof Wi-Fi Location)

Unless Google is changing the high accuracy setting to enabled (along
with enabling wifi geolocation) when they update the OS version, I
thought any apps that wanted to change geolocation for themselves would
instigate a popup asking the user for permission.

For me under an old Android 8.0.0, I go into Android settins -> General
-> Apps & Notifications -> App permissions, where I find 32 of 41 apps
want, and were granted, Your Location permission.  In my old OS, I can
only turn on or off the permission per app.  I cannot configure which
ones get which level of geolocation data (GPS only, networks only, or
GPS & networks).  However, I would surprised if Location Mode changed
from Device sensors only (GPS only) to the other settings, or visa
versa.  But, as I stated, I'm on an old Android version, and there will
never be a newer version for me.  My old phone went unsupported back in
2019, and LG, the maker, left the smartphone market in 2021. 

I haven't heard of apps that change the geolocation mode, just those
that want permission to use whatever is enabled.  They might prod for
high accuracy, and may not function properly without it, like a car
locator app, but don't remember any that force a change in the mode.
I've not been hit with malware that might try to do that.  Yet, I can
see how an OS upgrade could screw with settings.  I have read where
users of Windows and Android sometime claim a setting got changed away
from what they configured, but if there was some evil plot to make that
change then everyone would complain.