update Wi-Fi / Bluetooth scanning documentation

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Daniel Micay 2022-01-22 12:00:04 -05:00
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privacy rather than increasing it. If you need to use a hidden AP, make sure privacy rather than increasing it. If you need to use a hidden AP, make sure
to delete the saved network afterwards.</p> to delete the saved network afterwards.</p>
<p>Wi-Fi and Bluetooth scanning for improving location detection are disabled by <p>Wi-Fi and Bluetooth scanning for improving location detection are disabled
default, unlike the stock OS. These can be toggled in Settings ➔ Location ➔ Location by default, unlike the stock OS. These can be toggled in Settings ➔ Location ➔
Services ➔ Wi-Fi and Bluetooth scanning. These features enable scanning even when Wi-Fi or Location Services ➔ Wi-Fi and Bluetooth scanning. These features enable
Bluetooth is disabled, so these need to be kept disabled to fully disable the radios when scanning even when Wi-Fi or Bluetooth is disabled, so these need to be kept
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are disabled. GrapheneOS doesn't yet have an implementation of a coarse disabled to fully disable the radios when Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are disabled.
location service to supplement GPS location, so enabling these options doesn't GrapheneOS itself doesn't currently include a supplementary location service
actually do anything at the moment. Implementing a supplementary location service is based on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth scanning. These options impact whether apps such
planned but we need a robust, secure and private implementation via a local database. as sandboxed Google Play are able to use the functionality if you grant them
The initial focus will likely be a cell phone tower database, so these features still the Location permission. GrapheneOS plans to eventually include an OS service
wouldn't be relevant.</p> based on local databases rather than a network-based service giving the user's
location to a server whenever location is being used.</p>
</section> </section>
<section id="wifi-privacy-associated"> <section id="wifi-privacy-associated">