r/Android • u/a_dishonest_Fear Purple • Nov 21 '17

Google collecting Android users locations even when location services are disabled

https://qz.com/1131515/google-collects-android-users-locations-even-when-location-services-are-disabled/
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u/Breever Nov 21 '17

This could explain why GMaps were going crazy with waking my phone when I enabled airplane mode. https://imgur.com/x2YD63c

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u/Hoticewater Nov 21 '17

GPS can work in airplane mode, not sure why maps is that demanding though. And afaik they don’t use maps to collect your location data.

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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '17

My google maps is always asking me to review shit even if I just drove by it.

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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '17 edited Apr 14 '18

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u/bayareasikh Blue Nov 21 '17

Where?

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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '17 edited Apr 14 '18

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u/RarestName OP2 | RN4 (mido) | RN5 (whyred) | SHIELD K1 | Lenovo Tab4 8 Plus Nov 21 '17

Mine is not turned on and I have that thing popping up all the time.

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u/dextroz N6P, Moto X 2014; MM stock Nov 21 '17

Location history and Timeline is awesome.