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Doesn't GPS on android use Google Play Services for location? In many apps, I'm asked to turn on Google's location services if I have them off. Would that not a
by d3nj4l 6y ago
Doesn't GPS on android use Google Play Services for location? In many apps, I'm asked to turn on Google's location services if I have them off. Would that not automatically send data to Google, even if you aren't logged in?
- SahAssar 6y agoThat's because those apps use google play location services, not because GPS on android in itself requires it. If you download apps from FDroid most won't use or require google play location services.
- Youden 6y agoYes. But depending on how far you're willing to go to get around it, there's a solution: MicroG [0]. It's basically an open-source Google Play Services implementation and it supports a number of different location providers like Apple and Mozilla. There are a bunch of ways to install it but the easiest is probably their LineageOS ROM [1]. [0]: https://microg.org/ https://microg.org/ [1]: https://lineage.microg.org/ https://lineage.microg.org/