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minus-squareThatGuy46475@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up46arrow-down1·11 hours agoThe hp printer app says it needs your location to connect to WiFi. It says it needs your location all the time when not using the app, again to connect to WiFi
minus-squareboonhet@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up25arrow-down2·10 hours agoI think that’s to do with how permissions work. Having wi-fi access can technically tell the app where you’re located so you need to give it location access Which is stupid because it then also gets GPS access.
minus-squaredodgy_bagel@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up11·8 hours agoCan confirm. Now, I just need to know why my calculator needs access to my contacts.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7·8 hours agoThat’s because it gets lonely and needs someone to text.
The hp printer app says it needs your location to connect to WiFi. It says it needs your location all the time when not using the app, again to connect to WiFi
I think that’s to do with how permissions work.
Having wi-fi access can technically tell the app where you’re located so you need to give it location access
Which is stupid because it then also gets GPS access.
Can confirm.
Now, I just need to know why my calculator needs access to my contacts.
That’s because it gets lonely and needs someone to text.