This is actually how Android used to handle pairing with BT devices. As I understand this has been adressed in Android 12 and now giving permission to pair with an exterior device does not mean giving location to the app.
root@aussie.zone 1 year ago
I also hate apps which request for unnecessary permissions. I have a dashcam which has an app to view the recorded videos. The app requires bluetooth as well as gps location info. Bluetooth is understandable but I don’t see the need for GPS. Unfortunately for me I can’t seem to get mock locations working properly on my phone. It also refuses to work if i do not give it location permission. :(
nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info 1 year ago
bretti_kivi@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
For locating the camera with BLE. Needs to see relative location, only possible with location permission. Turn it off after pairing.
root@aussie.zone 1 year ago
If I turn it off after psiring, it’ll refuse to connect the next time.
cheery_coffee@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
These are the kind of things that apps should be more clear about.
The new Fujifilm app requires location access to even open the app, which you use to download images wirelessly. I know they want it always on to add GPS data to photos, but there’s no reason the app requires it to even launch! I should have the right to opt out of tracking because I don’t want to use Fuji’s weird social network feature.
But Google Photos on iOS requires access to all your photos and their metadata to even open. But I don’t want to use Google Photos to store ALL my pictures, I just want to download my photos. Google and Facebook both stored the exif data to determine your location, and so I can’t use Google Photos at all on iOS.
sudoku@programming.dev 1 year ago
“Nearby devices” permission has been created for this very thing.