Location Services Question. I have not flashed any gapps, however I have turned on location services high accuracy mode on my phone, with the latest crDroid. I just installed Uber app, and it says it cannot access my location, however I checked the app permissions and It does have permissions for location. Does this have anything to do with not having google services installed or is this related to something else entirely.
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Hi!
Being quite paranoid about my personal data, I installed CM7 onto my Atrix, with only the Market and the very basic Google framework with a dummy account set up so I can download apps. (Don't care if they know what Apps I look at.) But what happens when I turn on Location Based Services now? Is the message about Google being able to track me at all times even relevant with this much of the Gapps deinstalled, or what is it that would send data to Google? And can I somehow safely disable it by removing permissions through (e. g.) LBE Privacy Guard?
Ideally, I would just like to grant the rights to see my status to an Open Source navigation software and similar apps, as I never even use that Web 2.0 crap anyways.
Thanks,
David
In general this is a well-documented problem, but it hit my DNA only after the most recent OTA. I am surprised no one brought this up here.
If you enable Google Location Services in settings, Google Services will proceed to initiate hundreds of wake locks and turn the GPS on for something like 15 minutes per day, resulting in much downgraded battery life. It will do it regardless of whether you use Google Now or anything else for that matter. Basically it appears Google has decided to keep track of the phone's location on a minute by minute basis as a default option.
The way to turn this off is to disable Google Location Services under Settings - Location and by setting to "off" Google apps location access in Settings - Accounts & Sync - Google - Location Settings. As far as I know this also kills Google Now and your location in Google Maps.
However, to use Google Maps only occasionally, I am not willing to pay the price of a permanently crappy battery life and be subject of so much spying.
If you are rooted there is a way to turn the location services on automatically with Tasker when you run Maps. I am on un-rooted stock, so that doesn't work for me. Another option is to use MapQuest or any other third party maps app.
Any other ideas / suggestions are welcome.
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When checking the apps that use up the batttery, look at Google services and the apps that call it. Then go one by one and clear data and cache for each app then reboot.
Google services went from the 2nd most battery draining item (just after screen) to nearly the bottom.
So I followed a guide to disable services/events, location in Google Play Services and Google Services Framework for the purpose pf improving battery life. However, it disabled my check in ability to Swarm, foursquare, and Facebook, but I can navigate in GMaps. Is there any way tp fix this?
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I am running CM of Lollipop without Gapps. I have been able to find substitutes for most google services. But location based apps wont work. I figured this is because they use google play services' location api instead of the AOSP's location service. Is there a way to change them to use the default location service or is there a perfect swap for google's services that can emulate google's location service for the apps to run.
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I am confused.
I use many apps when they ask location access I deny.
But after several hours I find my location access and autosync always enabled.
MI account sync not enabled yet. Only Google data
Contacts and people details that to on wifi.
Got magisk latest
Greenify latest
I airways thought Mido is so purely sorted here
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