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Android introduced the approximate location option (I believe it was in version 11) as a per-app toggle in the permission settings. https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6179507?hl=en#:~:....

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That only disables the permission or increases the uncertainty, it doesn't really feed fake data.

If apps refuse to work unless you provide detailed location info or other permissions, there's no "provide fake data" option like the post suggests.

Apps can use GeoIP to get an approximate location most of the time, and there's nothing Google can do to prevent it.

There's a significant difference between "Your ISP's IP block suggests you are near Stockton,CA" and "Your exact location +/- 5 meters"

It's frustrating that the app knows you haven't provided it with exact location. Approximate location is usually sufficient and I wish android could just feed that into the app as an exact location.

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