{"id":205634,"date":"2020-02-19T23:15:27","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T20:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/google-introduces-one-time-location-access-for-app-in-android-11\/"},"modified":"2020-02-19T23:15:27","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T20:15:27","slug":"google-introduces-one-time-location-access-for-app-in-android-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/google-introduces-one-time-location-access-for-app-in-android-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Google introduces one-time location access for app in Android 11"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last year, Apple introduced a new control for location tracking\u00a0with iOS 13, which allowed apps to access your location data only once. Now, Google has followed its footsteps with similar location controls with its Android 11 developer preview.<\/p>\n

The preview, released today, also introduces one-time location access for apps. The new Android version also includes similar permissions for microphone and camera access.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Google has removed the \u201callow all the time\u201d permission from the dialogue box by default. That means an app can\u2019t ask for background location information at the launch. As a developer, if your app needs to have background location permission, you\u2019ll need to ask your user to go through the settings and enable it explicitly.<\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/a>Android permission for location<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The page for the new permission suggests an app retains the permission if a foreground service is running since the permission was granted.<\/p>\n

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Your app was visible when the user granted the permission and has been running a foreground service ever since then. As long as the foreground service keeps running, your app will retain the permission even if the user moves your app to the background.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s not clear how long this can go on for. We\u2019ve reached out to Google for clarification, and we\u2019ll update the story if we hear back.<\/p>\n

Google\u2019s step of including one-time permission for camera and microphone, along with the location, is wise and forward-thinking. It might be useful for apps that need to verify users with a selfie or voice. However, since Android rollouts are much slower than iOS, it might take a while until we see these controls in every mainstream app.<\/p>\n

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