rewrite gmscompat network location section

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Daniel Micay 2023-08-23 12:20:09 -04:00
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Apps ➔ Sandboxed Google Play.</p> Apps ➔ Sandboxed Google Play.</p>
<p>By default, apps using Google Play geolocation are redirected to our own <p>By default, apps using Google Play geolocation are redirected to our own
implementation on top of the standard OS geolocation service. If you want to implementation on top of the standard OS geolocation service. You don't need
use Google's geolocation service instead, you can disable the "Reroute to grant any permissions to Google Play or change any settings for working
location requests to OS APIs" toggle and manually grant "Allow all the time" location in apps using Google Play geolocation due to our rerouting feature.
Location access to Google Play services. For it to be fully functional, you If you want to use Google's network location service to provide location
also need to use "Google Location Accuracy" link to access the Google Play estimates without satellite reception, you can disable the "Reroute location
services menu for opting into their network location service. This will send requests to OS APIs" toggle and grant what it requires to provide network
the nearby Wi-Fi and cellular networks provided via the Location permission to location. You will need to grant "Allow all the time" Location access to
their service to retrieve a location estimate. The Nearby Devices permission Google Play services along with the Nearby Devices permission for it to have
can also be granted to give it access to nearby Bluetooth device IDs. If you all the access it needs. You need to use the "Google Location Accuracy" link
stick with the default enabled redirection mode, none of this needs to be from the sandboxed Google Play configuration menu to access the Google Play
granted for working geolocation in apps. In order to fully take advantage of services menu for opting into their network location service, otherwise this
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth scanning, you also need to enable the scanning toggles in is all pointless. It will send the nearby Wi-Fi and cellular networks provided
Settings ➔ Location ➔ Location services which are disabled by default rather via the Location and Nearby Devices permissions to their service to retrieve a
than enabled by default like the stock OS.</p> location estimate. In order to fully take advantage of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
scanning, you also need to enable the scanning toggles in Settings ➔ Location
➔ Location services which are disabled by default and control whether apps
with the required permissions can scan when Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are otherwise
disabled.</p>
<p>Re-routing location to the OS geolocation service will use more power than <p>Re-routing location to the OS geolocation service will use more power than
using the Google Play geolocation service since we do not provide a using the Google Play geolocation service since we do not provide a