ooli2@lemm.ee to DeGoogle Yourself@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agogoogle is not and never was your friend, it is a dictator tool: Degooglei.redd.itimagemessage-square338fedilinkarrow-up11.12Karrow-down136
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minus-squarefallingcats@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 hours agoDisable “(improve) location accuracy” in settings and location history in Google settings (I think)
minus-squareben_dover@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 hours 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