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Location request blue icon appears every minute on Android 12

  • /e/ version: 1.6-beta-s (Android 12 specific)
  • Device model(s): FP4

Summary

Location request blue icon appears every minute on Android 12 which is a bit annoying for a privacy focused operating system. The issue is already here on previous version of Android 12 but now the blue icon is more visible.

Description

GmsCore Location seems to be the source of the icon appearing every minute.

11-14 16:24:34.971  3642 14653 V LocationFuser: Fused location: Location[network 48.896395,2.345496 hAcc=1024.0 et=+4h10m53s500ms {Bundle[{org.microg.nlp.extra.SERVICE_BACKEND_COMPONENT=org.microg.nlp.backend.ichnaea/.BackendService, org.microg.nlp.extra.SERVICE_BACKEND_PROVIDER=ichnaea}]}]
11-14 16:24:34.973  3642 14653 D LocationProvider: reportLocation: Location[network 48.896395,2.345496 hAcc=1024.0 et=+4h10m53s500ms {Bundle[{}]}]
Edited by Jonathan Klee