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I am shopping for speakers. I was heavily leaning towards Sonos. Not anymore.

• Avamander 7y ago
  Every Bluetooth speaker system management app has to ask for the location permission on Android. Bluetooth scans and location permission are tied together.
  • acd10j 7y ago
    Why every Bluetooth speaker system needs separate Management app ?
    • Avamander 7y ago
      Because it pretty much isn't possible to not to if you want any features on your speaker.
      • criddell 7y ago
        Features like what? I have four different Bluetooth speakers and none of them have an app. You just pair them to a phone and play.
        • Avamander 7y ago
          Equalizer configuration, auto-off time, indicator light control, firmware updates, the amount of configuration options across many different Bluetooth devices, seemingly simple or not is not necessarily small. I've got personal experience reverse-engineering a few OEM apps out there.
          • criddell 7y ago
            None of that is stuff I would ever mess with anyway so I gues that's why I never noticed it missing. It seems like an app might be nice to have if you like configuring things, but it shouldn't be required.