Often ignored, the Android apps authorizations are one of the most useful information elements that the operating system of the green robot provides us.Thanks to the authorizations, in fact, it is possible to find out what are the "hidden" features of the app, which components and sensors of the smartphone uses and what information does it need for its functioning.
Through notifications for authorizations, for example, the app warns us if it needs to access our contacts, the call list, messages or even geolocation.In short, paying attention to the authorizations that are granted can be understood if an app can potentially put our privacy at risk.In particular, you should think about it well before allowing an app to access your position: unless it is a smartphone navigator (or an app with similar features), the tracking of the position allows any developer to know(more or less exactly) where you are at any time of the day.
Fortunately for you, Android allows you to remedy your distraction and revoke authorizations granted lightly.Just change a couple of preferences in the Android settings to prevent Android apps from tracking your position and reducing the level of precision of geolocation.Here's how to do.
Disable Android Localization 9
With Android 9, Google has changed the way the user can manage the location by the apps and the degree of accuracy of the tracking.If in the past users had much more freedom, today the choice is reduced to an "on" and "off".By choosing to activate the location, in fact, what was called high precision (combination of Wi-Fi data, cellular network and GPS) will be activated in the past;By choosing to deactivate the location, however, only the GPS sensor of the smartphone will be used. Per modificare le preferenze di default del tuo smartphone: entra in Impostazioni > Impostazioni e blocco schermo e qui scegliere Geolocalizzazione.By moving the switch to localization you will make your choice.
Deactivate localization Android 8, Android 7 and Android 6
As mentioned, in the previous versions of the green robot operating system, the user has a greater possibility of choice when it comes to managing location services.With Android 6, Android 7 and Android 8, in fact, the geolocation menu item will give access to a greater number of options.First of all, you can choose whether or not to activate position detection;If so, you can enter the Modo section and choose between high precision (a combination of GPS data, cellular network and Wi-Fi);Battery saving (only data from Wi-Fi and cellular network, to have an estimate of the position);Only device sensors (location through GPS only).The various settings, of course, corresponds to a greater or lesser precision in identifying the exact position and, therefore, a more or less high degree of privacy protection.
Disable Android location for individual applications
As mentioned, however, it is always worth checking which apps have access to the detection of the position and, in the event of some "concession of wide sleeve", deactivating the location for individual applications.From Settings Choose Apps and subsequently APPROCTIONS APP: here press on Geolocation to view the list of applications that can access the detection of the position.To deactivate the location of the individual apps, just move the switch from right to left and you're done.