Note 8 GPS switching on

[Ed Penny]

Since I have updated to pie 9, not by my choosing, my GPS that I always have off per me, turns on by itself, I've never have had to address this before and now it's just being a pain.... Before update it never did this... What's up with this useless pie update........... Thx

 

[japark]

Since I have updated to pie 9, not by my choosing, my GPS that I always have off per me, turns on by itself, I've never have had to address this before and now it's just being a pain.... Before update it never did this... What's up with this useless pie update........... Thx

I have not noticed this. If it is happening, I'll be very upset. I am setting a MacroDroid macro to announce any time GPS is enabled. Google really, really wants your GPS enabled all the time. In fact, many of their apps will refuse to operate correctly unless you leave GPS enabled.

I'll repost after I have the time to see if this is a general problem or something just happening on your system.

 

[kj11]

Mine is doing the opposite for some reason. Annoying both ways I guess

 

[japark]

Ed,
Are you by any chance running Samsung's car mode app?

 

[japark]

I have not found GPS to have been activated on my system in the last 12 hours.
Does not seem to be happening on my system.

 

[Ed Penny]

Ed,
Are you by any chance running Samsung's car mode app?

No I'm not.

 

[japark]

I would suspect an app doing that. I asked about Samsung's car mode app because I know thst app has turned on GPS surreptitiously.

Luck finding the cause.

 

[tube517]

Check location permissions to see which apps have permissions.