Google will also set tighter limits on location sharing.

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Google is testing a new approximate location option for Chrome’s Android app. Unlike Android’s system-level location controls for apps, the new option should give users more granular control over the ...

Google’s recently launched Android 17 Beta 3 includes a big improvement to precise location sharing with apps across the operating system. The OS coming to Pixel phones and beyond later this summer ...

Google has introduced a new "Google Location Sharing" toggle that is now integrated directly into the Android settings. This update eliminates the need to navigate through Google Maps to manage your ...

Google has a knack for rolling out Android updates with subtle tweaks—then slipping in a feature that quietly changes the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about cybersecurity, surveillance and privacy. Google’s next Android update looks set to come with a critical ...

Your smartphone is likely sharing your location far more than you realise. Most apps and system services request location ...

Besides a slew of bug fixes, Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3.1 makes one change to the Location Quick Settings Tile. In Android 16 (and earlier versions of the OS), Quick Settings used a pin icon for the ...

Our phones know where we are and they know where we have been—the problem is they have a nasty habit of sharing that information with others. And the latest location tracking nightmare to hit phone ...