Location services are what Android 12 uses to find out where you are. Your Android phone can then use this information for anything from Google Maps, Find My, Uber, Yelp, Android Auto, and many other ...

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 ...

The very best smartphones have become incredibly capable of tasks that involve computing, photography, and communication. An aspect where phones also excel at, but that most people take for granted, ...

Location sharing can be a useful tool, but if you lose track of what you’re sharing, it can be a headache to find it all. On Android, Google is now prepping a dedicated page that will host all of your ...

Android phones have a built-in GPS that allows you to track your location and use navigation apps like Google Maps. However, there might be times when you don't want your phone to track you. That's ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

Katherine Haan, MBA, is a Senior Staff Writer for Forbes Advisor and a former financial advisor turned international bestselling author and business coach. For more than a decade, she’s helped small ...