Re: Location Accuracy

On 17/10/2024 07:53, Andy Burns wrote:

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 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.
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Jeff