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   Wally J to Char Jackson   
   Re: [Privacy] How do we turn off Google'   
   22 Sep 23 18:51:00   
   
   XPost: comp.mobile.android, sci.geo.satellite-nav   
   From: walterjones@invalid.nospam   
      
   Char Jackson  wrote   
      
   >>  Can someone with a Pixel  tell Bev where to look for the   
   >>'Mobile data' on/off toggle?   
   >   
   > I would just add that a Mobile Data switch probably isn't actually needed. My   
   > phone, a Samsung Galaxy S20FE, doesn't appear to have such a switch, but it   
   does   
   > have Airplane Mode, which does the same thing.   
   >   
   > If I wanted to disable only Mobile Data, I would have to enable Airplane   
   Mode,   
   > which disables mobile data, WiFi, and BT, then manually re-enable WiFi and   
   BT.   
      
   As Frank Slootweg said, every phone I've ever seen has a mobile-data on/off   
   switch - which is usually right next to the other on/off radio switches.   
      
   But be advised, there are intelligent settings that can modify that.   
      
   For example, on my Android 13 Samsung Galaxy, these are in the setup.   
      
   Settings > Connections Data usage > Mobile data only apps   
      "Set apps to always use mobile data,   
       even when your phone is connected to Wi-Fi"   
      
   In addition, if you're sophisticated user, you can use NetGuard which will   
   prevent some apps (like Google Maps) from using cellular data geolocation.   
       
      
   Both will probably block the Google Maps geolocation of your Wi-Fi address.   
      
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