Android 10 features a background access location reminder, which increases transparency into how much access apps have to a device’s location and helps users maintain control over such access . In Android 9 and lower, an app can track a device’s location while running in the background without the user’s knowledge.
Read moreDoes your app access location in the background?
When a feature in your app requests background location on a device that runs Android 10 (API level 29), the system permissions dialog includes an option named Allow all the time. If the user selects this option, the feature in your app gains background location access .
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Android 10 features a background access location reminder, which increases transparency into how much access apps have to a device’s location and helps users maintain control over such access. In Android 9 and lower, an app can track a device’s location while running in the background without the user’s knowledge.
Read moreWhat is background location permission Android?
When a feature in your app requests background location on a device that runs Android 10 (API level 29), the system permissions dialog includes an option named Allow all the time . If the user selects this option, the feature in your app gains background location access.
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Background location use. If you give an app permission to access your location while it’s in use, the app can then ask to know where you are at all times .
Read moreWhat is access to location in the background?
Access to location is considered in the foreground if it happens while the app is open and visible to the user. If the user closes the app, or hits the home button to return to their main screen , then the app’s access to location is considered in the background.
Read moreWhat does it mean when an app uses your location in the background?
Types of location apps can request: In the foreground: The app can use your location only when the app is open on your screen or when you ask the app to do something. In the background: The app can use location info at any time, even if you aren’t using it .
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