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minus-square@boonhet@lemm.eelinkfedilink28•3 months agoI think that’s to do with how permissions work. Having wi-fi access can technically tell the app where you’re located so you need to give it location access Which is stupid because it then also gets GPS access.
minus-square@dodgy_bagel@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilink13•3 months agoCan confirm. Now, I just need to know why my calculator needs access to my contacts.
minus-square@DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilink11•3 months agoThat’s because it gets lonely and needs someone to text.
minus-square@LouSlash@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink4•3 months ago You just reminded me of one particular calculator app which put “+” button behind a paywall
minus-square@Trainguyrom@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglish1•3 months agoThat’s one of the features Google should have stolen from Cyanogen/LineageOS long ago which had permissions differentiated between precise location and approximate
I think that’s to do with how permissions work.
Having wi-fi access can technically tell the app where you’re located so you need to give it location access
Which is stupid because it then also gets GPS access.
Can confirm.
Now, I just need to know why my calculator needs access to my contacts.
That’s because it gets lonely and needs someone to text.
It’s because one is the loneliest number.
You just reminded me of one particular calculator app which put “+” button behind a paywall
That’s one of the features Google should have stolen from Cyanogen/LineageOS long ago which had permissions differentiated between precise location and approximate