Android Authority

Android 16 fixes a big privacy flaw in its 'approximate' location setting

Many Android apps ask for your current location to show you more relevant results or help with directions, but most don’t need your precise GPS coordinates to do the job. That’s why Android offers two ...
Android Authority

Android 16 QPR3 finally lets you see exactly which app is tracking your location

Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 brings back the expandable location indicator, a feature Google previously tested in Android 13 but never released. Tapping the new blue status bar icon opens a privacy dialog ...
Digital Trends

Android 16 makes it easier to spot apps tracking your location

Google is rolling out the Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 update to compatible Pixel devices, and among the build’s headline features is a new privacy-related feature: a location indicator (via Android ...
Android

Android 16 now better notifies you when apps access your location

Google recently pushed out the Android QPR3 update, and, among the many changes that come with the update, there’s a new location notification present to better alert users when an app is accessing ...
9to5google

Android 16 QPR3 adds a blue dot to show when apps are using your location

Google is adding a new notifying dot in Android 16 QPR3 which tells you when an app is accessing your location. Back in 2021’s Android 12 release, Google added a new green dot to prominently notify ...
ZDNet

Android's Find My app now tracks people too - here's how it works

You probably never gave the Google Find My app much thought unless you had a lost device, but a new feature might change that. Also: I finally found Bluetooth trackers for Android users that function ...
Android Police

Android 16 adds new way to see when apps are using your location

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...