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Its deeper than that. Calling the fused location api contacts google's servers with location data. It is the only API that's well supported and documented. Usin
by implying 5y ago
Its deeper than that. Calling the fused location api contacts google's servers with location data. It is the only API that's well supported and documented. Using GPS sensors directly uses tons of battery, takes minutes to get a fix on most phones, and doesn't have access to some of the google-provided features like geofencing and wakeups on events.
A "g-free" phone can get location, but it's purposely hampered.
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- aembleton 5y ago> takes minutes to get a fix on most phones I've never experienced that. It usually takes a few seconds for me.
- sitzkrieg 5y agothats because its network assisted
- yencabulator 5y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_to_first_fix https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_to_first_fix
- olliej 5y agoOh so on Android the location services system provides non-anonymized info to G?
- atatatat 5y agoDeanonymization is historically trivial, even if not built to be like normal.