Hello, is it possible to turn off only GPS, like on the older Huawei phones,and to leave only network/wifi/bt location reporting?
That no longer seems to be an option but it might be a change that is part of Android 9.
Perhaps, but anyway, very stupid decision
The only customization option I see for location is to turn off Bluetooth and WiFi scanning and use GPS only for location.
I own the UK version of the M20P and briefly also had an international model. There were some differences in the OS--the UK version has standard Google Smart Lock options and the option to enable Google Feed on the stock launcher with right swipe.
The international model didn't have the Google Trust Agent (which is what enables Google Smart Lock options to function) and instead had the Huawei Trust Agent so the only Smart Lock option was for connected Bluetooth devices. There was also no option for the Google Feed and instead you could enable a Huawei screen on swipe right.
I was surprised the OS's on the two phones weren't identical since they were both SIM free M20P phones with no carrier branding or apps.
It's possible that some phones have slightly different location accuracy options in the menus depending on their model, region and software build.
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I have a Nexus 5 with Google Play Services v. 6.5.99 and I'm getting some strange behaviour with the Smart Lock feature.
When I initially used the Trusted Places feature, I noticed that when I drove away from my home, the lock function didn't work automatically. This is also happening on my husband's Nexus 6. I don't think this is right and believe the phone should lock when you move away from the unlock zone.
However, the main problem I'm having is that the phone won't lock when I turn off the Home toggle and have no customised places set up. I also deleted a work address in Google Maps and so this option is naturally greyed out in Smart Lock Trusted Places. At one point, I played around with adding my home as a customised place and have since deleted it. I also changed my home address in Google Maps to my parents' address so I could test it when I was at my own home to see if the phone would lock. Nothing seems to work.
The only way I can get the phone to lock now is to disable the whole Smart Lock feature in Trusted Agents, otherwise I have a phone which won't lock. The exception is after a reboot - I have to unlock it once and then the phone stays unlocked.
Because of this, I can no longer use the Face Unlock feature either.
I've read that some people are finding they have to unlock their phone when it should be unlocked already but it's worse if you have no Trusted Places set and the phone won't lock. Does anyone else have this problem?
I too have the same problem with my Nexus. Only way to enable lock for me was to disable smart lock or turn the Location service off
Glad it isn't just me. I set my parents address as a customised place and the behaviour seemed to be as it should be when I went there. It appears that the problem lies with the Home trusted place.
I have the same problem although I've never used trusted places. I have a smartwatch setup as a trusted device, phone is a Nexus 6 rooted
Hi,
If I'm the wrong forum I apologize and would be happy if directed to the proper one.
Androids newer versions have changed the 'GPS' button into a 'Location' button which now offers 3 options for determining your position (recording wifi router information and comparing it to a google database, using the devices GPS, and doing both) each of those options prompt a disturing and annotying popup each time you turn the GPS on, "advising"/badgering the user into sharing his information with Google.
The only solution which I found to this popup problem (without installing any 3rd party apps or rooting the phone) involves disabling the Google Play Service- that however created something strange which I'm not sure about... If previously the user could choose which way of locating he wants and the device remembered it- now every time the GPS is turned on it is automaticlly goes into "local device&wifi tracking" mode (the first option).
I want to know if a)Does the device indeed monitors that information (even if it can't send it anywhere with google services being disabled)? b) any way to stop it? c)can this default be changed so that only the local GPS chip will be used?
Thank you very much!
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In settings I only have smart unlock (Huawei).
Under trusted agents,I have two options;
Smart unlock, that's Huawei, and smart lock (Google).
I uncheck the one from Huawei and check Google's smart lock.
Still, the only one showing under security and under screen ands passwords etc, is Huaweis own smart unlock.
I really would like to use Google's smart lock, but it won't appear, and have never been showing there.
How is this you others here?
Does smart LOCK show to you, or only smart UNLOCK?
After entering pin, my only choice is add Bluetooth device.
Anyone else here have the option for trusted places?
With Honor 7 I have same issue.
No any reference about google smart lock option than in trusted agents.
Disabling of huawei own smart lock does not have any effect for functionality of google smart lock.
However when I connect my smart watch ....confirmation screen of smart lock is google's one...I think...maybe....this is first time I use this feature so....
Several days ago I set my home place, but smart unlock never worked.
I receive every morning the message "Smart Lock - Phone locked after 4 hours of inactivity" therefore I understand smartlock is configured correctly but usually I cannot overtake the lock page without using the fingerprint.
What am I mistaking?
Mine works with Mi Band and Honor Zero Band and B180.
But this defeats the purpose of the excellent fingerprint scanner. So I don´t use it.
hi, after pie update I haven't this option. I would like to set the phone with the position only on mobile networks and wifi, without physical GPSI you can tell me how I can set it? thanks
That option is gone, don't know why....in the same boat
without any normal explanation
mago988 said:
hi, after pie update I haven't this option. I would like to set the phone with the position only on mobile networks and wifi, without physical GPSI you can tell me how I can set it? thanks
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Google either choose simplification or flat out removed the setting. As for why in some sense it makes things simpler for developers and virtually most (not all obviously). Linked two articles out of the multiple google search results below that pertain to the question.
I maybe totally going out on a limb to guess (and I am, not something I am to fond of doing honestly) since GPS/Location services only turns on when it is needed maybe the option was unnecessary?
Granted the choice would be nice, but so far I haven't seen anything in my usage that shows GPS location is a battery killer. In fact I get a lot more active use out of my phone now as it is then I did previously on Oreo, which is rather nice IMHO.
https://mobilesyrup.com/2018/05/09/location-options-consolidated-android-p/
https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/...-now-binary-setting-battery-saving-mode-gone/
fyi...
The option seems to be there.
On the Pixel phones you can enable it via "developer options" -> "featured flag"
Samsung decided to ditch this feature flag, why i don't know.
But with tasker and my unrooted S9 i could enable the battery saving mode.
Although you can't verify i think it works.
As i use Life360 which triggers the GPS when opened and haven't seen the GPS icon since i toggled to battery saving mode.
So as lomg as it works i'm happy.
Task:
Location Mode - > Mode: battery Saving
For the life of me i cannot find smartlock on this device, if i look in trusted agents in security i can see google smart lock is activated, but cannot find any way to use it at all?
Its really annoying at night to have to keep unlocking my phone over and over and over with the fingerprint.
Is smart lock where the camera is supposed to recognize you and unlock itself?
No smart lock is when you activate a location or device to keep the device unlocked, say at home.
Every day i am finding another reason to get rid of this phone, DIABOLICAL software.
I was wondering if the smart lock option would work with any smart door lock, I think it should have a smart lock integration option build in. I am going to install a smart lock to try it, I had already scheduled a call with a local locksmith london to find out how much would it take for me to install it
@jrvenge from what I know Smart Lock is not something available in stock Android and vendor ROMs - it is a feature available only in some (Pixel software has it) - BUT it is also available in the Lineage ROM for MIX4