[Root] Disable Location History and use Google Assistant - Android General

Google is constantly logging where you are and storing it on their servers. This can be disabled from your account control panel and also from the maps application but if you do so, when you try to use Assistant it will ask you to enable it again. I have discovered a way to disable this and still use Assistant. It is done by disabling "LocationHistoryInjectorService" that's built into Google Play Services. You will still have to keep on Location History in your account but with this service disabled it won't send your location. You can find various different free applications on the Play Store to disable services. I used https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cn.wq.disableservice

If you have disabled the service successfully you will notice that "Google Location History" is no longer listed in Settings -> Location

looks like google changed this. I dont find this service in samsung galaxy S7. So if I have to use google home I have to let google track me everywhere I go! let me know if you guys have another way to disable it. thanks.
Here is the list of packages I see with google or location on them:
package:com.sec.location.nsflp2
package:com.samsung.android.radiobasedlocation
package:com.samsung.android.location
package:com.qualcomm.location
package:com.android.location.fused
package:com.google.android.youtube
package:com.google.android.ext.services
package:com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox
package:com.google.android.onetimeinitializer
package:com.google.android.ext.shared
package:com.mgoogle.android.gms
package:com.google.android.configupdater
package:com.google.android.apps.shopping.express
package:com.google.android.gm
package:com.google.android.instantapps.supervisor
package:com.google.android.setupwizard
package:com.google.android.music
package:com.google.android.apps.docs
package:com.google.android.apps.maps
package:com.google.android.webview
package:com.google.android.syncadapters.contacts
package:com.google.android.packageinstaller
package:com.google.android.gms
package:com.google.android.gsf
package:com.google.android.tts
package:com.google.android.apps.walletnfcrel
package:com.google.android.partnersetup
package:com.google.android.videos
package:com.google.android.feedback
package:com.google.android.printservice.recommendation
package:com.google.android.apps.photos
package:com.google.android.syncadapters.calendar
package:com.google.android.apps.googlevoice
package:com.google.android.apps.access.wifi.consumer
package:com.google.android.gsf.login
package:com.google.android.backuptransport
package:com.google.android.projection.gearhead
package:com.google.android.apps.chromecast.app
package:com.google.android.talk

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So Play Store is updating my apps just fine in the background, and for the most part I can use it... but it will randomly barf on me with a message that "Play Store has stopped, press here to relaunch".
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Process: com.android.vending
PID: 30563
Flags: 0x38cabec5
Package: com.android.vending v80871000 (8.7.10-all [0] [PR] 181799446)
Foreground: Yes
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Fresh and so easy method for GMS ! [01.01.2021]

Very cool and so simple.. You should try!
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It's better than Dual Space because it hasn't ads.
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Yeah I used Gspace but there's an adv there, I just pay for about $15 to let the adv disabled. This is app seems very stable, to run all apps that needs GMS to be able to run the app.
Супер е, ама как да решим проблема със синхронизацията на контактите?
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For loging in Maps without problems, you can use Ourplay.
Where Gspace fail, Ourplay works fine ... for me.

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alle unnötigen System App zu entfernen.
play.google.com
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