It can be easy to lose track of the data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/mobile-apps/google-is-tracking-your-every-move-heres-how-to-turn-it-off-in-3-steps” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/mobile-apps/google-is-tracking-your-every-move-heres-how-to-turn-it-off-in-3-steps”>permissions we grant apps on our phones, especially when it comes to trying to understand what they’re doing in the background. However, Google’s Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 aims to make this a little easier by alerting you when your location is being pinged, and by which app.
In the current version of data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/android-phones/ive-been-using-android-16-for-two-weeks-heres-why-im-so-underwhelmed” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/android-phones/ive-been-using-android-16-for-two-weeks-heres-why-im-so-underwhelmed”>Android 16, you are alerted when an app uses your camera or microphone by a solid green block in the top right corner. However, as revealed by data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-qpr3-location-indicator-3626212/” target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow” data-url=”https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-qpr3-location-indicator-3626212/” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link”>Android Authority, the…
