ooli2@lemm.ee to DeGoogle Yourself@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agogoogle is not and never was your friend, it is a dictator tool: Degooglei.redd.itimagemessage-square312fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down10
arrow-up115arrow-down1imagegoogle is not and never was your friend, it is a dictator tool: Degooglei.redd.itooli2@lemm.ee to DeGoogle Yourself@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square312fedilink
minus-squarefallingcats@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoDisable “(improve) location accuracy” in settings and location history in Google settings (I think)
minus-squareben_dover@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agogoogle play services would still periodically query your location, even when on gps only. it’s a privileged app so you can’t even block it from doing so. MicroG (on lineageOS or calyxOS), or GrapheneOS’ sandboxed play services can help with that
Disable “(improve) location accuracy” in settings and location history in Google settings (I think)
google play services would still periodically query your location, even when on gps only. it’s a privileged app so you can’t even block it from doing so. MicroG (on lineageOS or calyxOS), or GrapheneOS’ sandboxed play services can help with that