microG UnifiedNLP location service may not work as expected in /e/OS
- /e/ version: any
- Device model(s): any
- Device rooted: no
Summary
UnifiedNLP location may not work as expected anymore
The problem
I have been informed by a researcher on privacy, that no traffic had been detected to Mozilla servers on /e/OS using geolocation.
A check to Mozilla Location Services at https://location.services.mozilla.com/ shows that they request an API key to use their service (which I wasn't aware of).
Also some people regularly report issues with geolocation, that sometimes is very slow to update or doesn't work at all.
I personnally had issues on some devices after installation, where no location was available after several hours, until I went outdoor to be able to use GPS.
Edited by Gaël Duval