Recent content by GeoffNET

Alright, that's one for, and one against. Our sample size is growing! Let's get more! And to be clear, I didn't say it had something to do with Snapchat. I said it had to do with Snapchat's access to my location. Meaning that, there may be various "my location" values stored in my phone, and...

Without going into details, WiFi connections are not as secure as paired Bluetooth connections. There is a bigger risk for a WiFi connection to be "faked" in order to trick a phone into thinking it's on a "safe" WiFi connection when it's not, at which point the phone would be vulnerable.

Update 2: I forgot to mention that during my testing of this phenomenon, I had removed "location" from Snapchat's permissions. Since things appeared to be (relatively) normal, I decided to give Snapchat access to my location again. After using one of Snaphcat's geo-filters while at home...

Like many here, I've tried various fixes with temporary success. But I'd like to add one thing that might help: If, like me, you're still kinda using your old phone (as a media player, etc.) and it has Location turned on, turn it off. Or even, turn the whole phone off. After doing this, my new...

Update: I let my phone stay inactive overnight and when I woke up, it asked for my fingerprint, as expected. Gave it a few minutes to see if it realized I was in a trusted place on its own -- it did not. Then, without leaving home, I loaded Maps (which gets my location) and then exited, and...

Like many here, I've tried various fixes with temporary success. But I'd like to add one thing that might help: If, like me, you're still kinda using your old phone (as a media player, etc.) and it has Location turned on, turn it off. Or even, turn the whole phone off. After doing this, my...