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Is google getting data from the phones, even when the map app is not in use or even turned on? I’m wondering because I rarely use the map app in my local city a
by irrational 4y ago
Is google getting data from the phones, even when the map app is not in use or even turned on? I’m wondering because I rarely use the map app in my local city and I wonder how many other people are using it at any one time for google to get accurate traffic data.
- volkhavaar 4y agoYes. They retrieve your location regardless of whether you have Google maps open when using an Android phone with Google play services enabled.
- irrational 4y agoWhat about iPhone?
- hey2022 4y agoOn iPhone you can choose when individual apps access your location ("never, only once, only while using the app, always" - typing from memory)
- prirai 4y agoAndroid offers the same thing. The point here is about the google pay services which is a highly priviledged service inside any android and so will be apple inside any iphone.
- hey2022 4y agoI don't think that's the point. Apple Maps app has the same location settings as any other map app on iPhone. I have it set to "While Using the App". If you are suggesting that Apple tracks user location at all times regardless of this setting, then that's a different topic that has no substance in this therad.