XPost: comp.mobile.android, sci.geo.satellite-nav
From: this@ddress.is.invalid
The Real Bev wrote:
> On 9/22/23 8:16 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> > The Real Bev wrote:
> >> On 9/21/23 6:29 PM, Wally J wrote:
> > [...]
> >> > Do you have a better reference on how "cellular tower geolocation" is
used
> >> > on Android and do you have a better reference on how to turn it off?
> >>
> >> Put the phone in airplane mode?
> >>
> >> I just found out that MY location is picked up by google maps only via
> >> wifi+location services. With wifi off and cell service+location
> >> services on it can't see me.
> >
> > Nope. Google Maps doesn't *show* *you* (or someone else?) where you
> > are. There's no proof that *Google* doesn't know where you are.
> >
> > In modern Android versions, you can no longer really turn off all
> > location determination. All you can do is limit what *your* *apps* can
> > do, but you can not prevent other Google/Android components to determine
> > your location. You can only 'trust' Google to do no evil. Good luck with
> > that!
> >
> > [Rewind/repeat:]
> >> I just found out that MY location is picked up by google maps only via
> >> wifi+location services. With wifi off and cell service+location
> >> services on it can't see me.
> >
> > In the latter case, was 'Mobile data' off or on?
>
> I can choose 'airplane mode' on/off and wifi on/off. I hunted around for
> a 'mobile data'/other choice with no success.
Hmmm!? Strange!? On most phones the 'Mobile data' on/off toggle is on
the same panel as the 'Wifi', 'Bluetooth', 'Airplane mode', 'Location',
etc. toggles. My panel has 4 pages and I can arrange what goes on which
page, so perhaps your 'Mobile data' toggle is not on the main page.
Can someone with a Pixel tell Bev where to look for the
'Mobile data' on/off toggle?
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