Do not really understand how Android sandboxing works for system apps.

  • maeries@feddit.de
    13·
    9 months ago

    Wasn’t there news a couple years ago that google tracked your location even if you had location turned off?

    • FarLine99@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      3·
      9 months ago

      You can’t disable location permission for google services, so that’s obvious. But microphone/camera permissions can be disabled, that’s why I’m wondering.

      • miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml
        9·
        9 months ago

        You can even turn off sensors in Androids developer options, but your dialer app for example will still be able to use your microphone

        As long as the hardware isn’t physically disconnected, you kinda have to assume it can be used and abused.