Hi there. My first thread here ... feel a little nervous.
I've got a question for you: if I activate my GPS there comes this dialog "improve my location accuracy (or something like that)". I checked, by accident, the checkbox "don't ask me again" and now I always get my location for all sources (WLAN, mobile cell, GPS). How can I retract this setting? I want to be able to choose my type of location finding again. Thanks a lot in advance.
Device: Google Nexus 5 (of course)
OS: Android Marshmellow (Stock ROM)
Settings -> location -> mode
Gene Poole said:
Settings -> location -> mode
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Thanks for this, but not what I meant.
When I have location disabled and I enable it ... there is this dialog. If you check the box it default enables all sources (WLAN, mobile cell, GPS). The dialog gives me the chance to choose from "just device GPS" or "all sources WLAN, mobile cell, GPS".
You have those options in Settings -> location -> mode:
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mali_ said:
The setting resets to high accuracy when location is turned off and on again. How to reset this dialog. One solution is to clear data of Google play services. How do I do this without clearing data?
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Clearing data is the only way to do it. Or you have to manually switch the mode each time you turn it in..
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Hi All,
I'm have been banging my head in search for this option but not able to figure it out. Few days back, I had accepted the following popup and also selected don't show again checkbox:
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Now, I want to re-enable this popup for my mobile. Is there any setting I can change and get it back?
Another issue I am facing is that my phone cannot remember the last selected "Location mode". Everytime I switch on location by dragging the slider, it goes to "high accuracy" mode instead of previously selected "device only" mode. Is this a known issue or am I the only one facing it?
I am on Stock Lollipop rom - LRX22C.
Thanks.
It defaults to high accuracy when you switch it from off to on again. As for how to re enable the pop up message, im not sure how to do that, besides flashing the system image that is.
Lokke9191 said:
It defaults to high accuracy when you switch it from off to on again. As for how to re enable the pop up message, im not sure how to do that, besides flashing the system image that is.
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Thanks for confirming. Can you help me with one more thing please, if we select "Disagree" on this popup, does it go to "Device only" mode? Unfortunately I am not able to test it out on my phone right now, and could not get any concrete answers on google search either.
I'm talking to Google support for bringing back the pop-up. Seems like even they are not aware of how to do it, and trying to figure it out with me. Let's see.. I will post the resolution here once I have it.
Yup, if you select disagree it does go to device only.
Managed to figure it out myself. I have posted the solution here..
https://groups.google.com/a/[email protected]
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Since my upload to MM, battery timing has been troublesome. I've reset network settings multiple times. Screen on time is sometimes less than 3 hours. Sometimes above 5 hours. I love this phone but this battery problem with the update is driving me crazy.
Should I factory reset my phone? What would that entail?
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If you are on Stock, i would try two Factory Resets in series. One direktly in Android and after booting up the next one through recovery.
I recently posted on this subject:
Settings > Wi-Fi > Advanced > Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep: Never.
Settings > Location > three dots (top right) > Wi-Fi scanning: Can be on or off
Viber > General > Wi-Fi sleep policy > Use device's settings
In my experience with Stock ROMs, this issue (Wi-Fi always active in Battery Stats even though sleep policy is set to: Never) is caused by an installed app.
Viber has a setting in General > Wi-Fi sleep policy.
Not every app will have such an option, but check. All you can do if the issue persists is to clean install ROM and one by one start adding your apps to see when the problem reoccurs.
There may be apps (or an xposed module) that will allow you to stop apps changing the Wi-Fi sleep policy. I've not done any research on the topic.
Wi-Fi Scanning can be enabled or disabled and does not have an affect.
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Although I could run Google's Trusted Contacts app, on the OP5, I have not been able to install it on the OP6. During the initial configuration step, it gets to connecting with the phone's location settings and I always get an error.
The error message reads, "Error getting your location sharing settings."
WTF is that?
My phone's location settings are fine. I use Google Maps and Waze, almost daily. My location history is on.
Has anyone else encountered this and, if so, were you able to complete the Trusted Contacts install?
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I've never used the app, but There is a separate setting for location sharing not location history. check your settings on google should find it there.
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I've never used the app, but There is a separate setting for location sharing not location history. check your settings on google should find it there.
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The only settings I've found have had to do with actively sharing my location, with specific people. I believe that's different from Trusted Contacts, which doesn't require I turn on location sharing with someone, and never turn it off.
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I'm having the same issue on my pixel 2. Anyone have a solution for this?
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The only settings I've found have had to do with actively sharing my location, with specific people. I believe that's different from Trusted Contacts, which doesn't require I turn on location sharing with someone, and never turn it off.
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Sorry hadn't been in Google setting in while didn't realize they really simplified them. No only place I see separate location sharing is on phone. And as you say this is turned on correct?
Hi,
GPS uses a large battery.
But I got off the GPS and got off all access to location.
Now, when I try to use an app as Mi Fit, every time ask me to turn on GPS but i Set mobile phone to turn on GPS only when I use App.
I don't undertand if I have to activate GPS every time and it starts when an app ask for it or, if I turn on GPS, it uses battery every day (and I don't want this).
With my old phone, for example, I didn't turn on gps for google map and tracking because it used 4g. Now Why I have to turn on GPS FOR EVERY APP?
I have mi account activated, with deactivate MI location and gallery sync because i use google photos for that.
poco X3
Conclusion. Enabling GPS uses zero extra power except when location services are actually being used. You'll use more power turning it on and off than just leaving it on all the time.
Copy pasta from simple Google search. Your welcome
Just always make sure that Wifi Scanning is disabled under Location Services. This is a huge battery hogger. What this option does is keep your wifi active so that GPS can easily find you. Problem with this is that the option is kept enabled even if you disable Location.
Make it a habit to turn on and off Location from time to time. Only use Location when needed for apps like Maps/Waze/Grab/Uber.
As this option may be enabled by some apps after accepting this message whenever you open the app with your Location turned off
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It's much better to answer "No" and just enable Location (not wifi scanning) manually thru your control center. Doing this will avoid the system to enable Wifi scanning automatically.
Hi i need to spoof location without jumping to real location,
My redmi 9 power is rooted.
Tried to use directly without moving gps app into system app but failed ( location jumping).
Tried to move gps spoof apps as system app but failed ( mount: 'system' not in /proc/mounts
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Tried mock location enabling with gps joystick app fixing gps jump to real location.
All above are failed to prevent jumping to real location.
Please help anyone.
If option "Allow mock location / mock gps" is offered in Android Settings -> Developer options and got enabled by you - and phone gets rebooted afterwards - then GPS Spoofing should work, IMO.
Thanks for your answer.
As you said mock location was enabled but still it was jumping to real location, so i was going to reboot the device, but opened the spoof app check how spoof will works before and after the reboot.
Once i open the app I got shocked !!!
Its not jumping to real location at all.
Keep checked for an half an hour but still not jumping
So i decided not to reboot untill it jump to real location,
One thing i dont feel it works forever.
If it jumps surely try your idea.
Thank you very much for the answer.