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> Gathering the approximate location of your Sonos system allows us to auto-populate your registration postal code and predetermine the radio locale for your sy
by Angostura 7y ago
> Gathering the approximate location of your Sonos system allows us to auto-populate your registration postal code and predetermine the radio locale for your system so it is configured as soon as you are done setting up your system.
- rpastuszak 7y agoSo, "saving you two clicks"?
- rtkwe 7y agoThey only quoted half the section ignoring the actual important bit the location access allows them to do: > Location access is required to detect your nearby speakers during setup and your mobile device’s WiFi network information.
- secabeen 7y agoYep, there exist databases of the geolocation of nearly every Wifi AP in the world. If you have the MAC address of nearby APs, you can lookup where you are trivially. https://www.skyhook.com/ https://www.skyhook.com/
- criddell 7y agoIs registration required? That feels like a made up excuse. Same with radio locale. One of the benefits of an internet radio is that it frees you up from physical limitations of OTA radio.
- rtkwe 7y ago> Location access is required to detect your nearby speakers during setup and your mobile device’s WiFi network information. This is what they actually need it for the bit you quoted is a minor convenience but they require it to be able to do this.