XPost: comp.mobile.android, sci.geo.satellite-nav
From: bashley101@gmail.com
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.
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