Not too long ago, if you were traveling to a new or unfamiliar place then you had to bring a physical map along with you, or at the very least do some research beforehand and be prepared to ask for ...

Google has replaced MapView with MapFragment for adding mapping and location in Android. Learn what the new API can do, and how to use it. Real Estate is all about location, location, location. Mobile ...

Back in Android 12, Google added some flexibility to Android’s location permission by allowing users to only give apps access to their “approximate” location. It’s a great idea, but one that’s ruined ...

If you think an app has to ask permission to find information about you, think again. According to new research from Northeastern University, Android apps can track a user’s location even without ...

Google has announced this week plans to crack down on Android apps that abuse the OS permissions system and request access to user geo-location data when the app is not in use. Starting with May, the ...

Last year, Apple introduced a new control for location tracking with iOS 13, which allowed apps to access your location data only once. Now, Google has followed its footsteps with similar location ...

There are many different ways that you can use location data in your Android apps. Previously, we’ve seen how you can display the user’s location on a Google Map; reverse geocode coordinates into a ...

In Android 12, apps that need Bluetooth Scanning won’t need to ask for location permissions. And this is actually a feature that came from the COVID-19 tracing apps that launched last year – at the ...

The apps gather information such as location, even after owners explicitly say no. Google says a fix won’t come until Android Q. Alfred Ng Senior Reporter / CNET News Alfred Ng was a senior reporter ...