Verizon location agent update?

[NoYankees44]

Has anyone allowed this thing to update? It recently had one. I never allow any bloat to update if I can help it. Anyone know what the update would do to it? I'm not even sure what the thing really does in the first place. I assume it gives Verizon user data or something like that. It could help in some way but I really doubt it. Can anyone clear this up and enlighten me on the update?

 

[velcromango]

If you're rooted you just remove it.

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[dpham00]

Verizon Location Agent
A Verizon mobile phone equipped with the Verizon Location Agent (VLA) client supports requests for the location of the mobile phone from web applications to which the user grants explicit permission in advance. The web applications must request the location of the Verizon mobile phone via Verizon Network APIs. Please visit the Network APIs web page on the Verizon Developer Community (VDC) website at http://developer.verizon.com/content/vdc/en/verizon-tools-apis/verizon_apis/network-api.html for more information on Verizon Network APIs. The VLA is not a self-locating application, i.e., installing or manually launching the VLA does not start location determination. The VLA responds to requests for location via Verizon Network APIs from web applications that are duly authorized by the user. Location requests from web applications may consist of one-time location requests, periodic location requests or geographic location requests, i.e., based on entering or leaving a predefined area. Please visit the Location Agent web page on the VDC website at http://developer.verizon.com/content/vdc/en/verizon-tools-apis/verizon_apis/network-api/napi_technical_resources/napi_techresources_agps_fix.html for more information regarding the VLA.

 

[NoYankees44]

Verizon Location Agent
A Verizon mobile phone equipped with the Verizon Location Agent (VLA) client supports requests for the location of the mobile phone from web applications to which the user grants explicit permission in advance. The web applications must request the location of the Verizon mobile phone via Verizon Network APIs. Please visit the Network APIs web page on the Verizon Developer Community (VDC) website at http://developer.verizon.com/content/vdc/en/verizon-tools-apis/verizon_apis/network-api.html for more information on Verizon Network APIs. The VLA is not a self-locating application, i.e., installing or manually launching the VLA does not start location determination. The VLA responds to requests for location via Verizon Network APIs from web applications that are duly authorized by the user. Location requests from web applications may consist of one-time location requests, periodic location requests or geographic location requests, i.e., based on entering or leaving a predefined area. Please visit the Location Agent web page on the VDC website at http://developer.verizon.com/content/vdc/en/verizon-tools-apis/verizon_apis/network-api/napi_technical_resources/napi_techresources_agps_fix.html for more information regarding the VLA.

Thanks for quoting the market description that I have read several times...

 

[Dovahkiin]

Has anyone allowed this thing to update? It recently had one. I never allow any bloat to update if I can help it. Anyone know what the update would do to it? I'm not even sure what the thing really does in the first place. I assume it gives Verizon user data or something like that. It could help in some way but I really doubt it. Can anyone clear this up and enlighten me on the update?

Updating bloatware because it could "help" is like wanting a hurricane to end a house fire.
Don't do it. Just get rid of it. It's just a way for crap apps to get a hold of your location. The best part is how Verizon made this "service" function continuously so it could respond to attempts to gain permission, rather than have the user be able to launch or kill the process. Basically, it's a constant battery drain.