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Testing R unofficial; Manage my location -> Real location, fails to resolve

  • /e/ version: e-1.0-r-20220601-UNOFFICIAL-a3xelte NB Testing R "beta"
  • Device model(s): a3xelte Samsung A3 (2016)
  • Device rooted: NO

Summary

Try to allow Real location from Advanced privacy > Manage my location -- Fails.

Mapbox sub-window in Manage my location displays a "Cannot resolve, timer/spinner".

Overview, Advanced privacy widget displays a "Cannot resolve, timer/spinner".

The problem

Advanced privacy > Manage my location, is set at "Use random plausible" by Radio button.

Change to "Use real". A timer/spinner shows; but does not resolve.

Steps to reproduce

Go to Advanced privacy > Manage my location. Default setting (by Radio button) is "Use random plausible".

Change Radio button to "Use real".

What is the current behavior?

A timer/spinner shows within the Mapbox sub-window; but does not resolve.

What is the expected correct behavior?

One Radio button can be changed to another (with a few seconds delay acceptable).

Technical informations

Three logcats are uploaded and attached.

  1. Records a reboot following a spontaneous reboot during testing. I continue to try to enable Real location.

a3xelte-location-fails-logcat1

  1. Two days later. Factory reset. Try to enable Real location.

a3xelte-location-fails-logcat2

  1. Follow on with Restart to try to close "failure loops". Try to enable Real location.

a3xelte-location-fails-logcat3

Screenshot

Scrot_Mapbox-location-fails

Solutions

No solution was found. Test ended, device re-flashed with v1.0-rc-q-20220509184455-dev-a3xelte. Here Maps works. I do not attempt to adjust Radio buttons from "Use plausible". I was very careful to load Maps permissions very slowly over 24 hours.

Checklist

  • License
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  • Documentation
  • Test plan
Edited by Iain Brown Douglas