The reason for location permissions is because BT can track your location through Bluetooth beacons. See https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity

The reason for location permissions is because BT can track your location through Bluetooth beacons. See https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/bluetooth https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/blue... This is just Android being transparent. "Bluetooth usage may allow apps to track your location." Which is perfectly true. There has to be a balance between explaining to the user, e.g. that there are multiple ways their location can be tracked, and permission request overload. I don't imagine explaining to everyday users the details of the Bluetooth protocol is viable.