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Jesse MacFadyen resolved CB-7822.
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Resolution: Not A Problem
tl;dr The reason for requiring location is to determine declination. Which is
used for accuracy.
The compass uses magnetic north to get it's heading, but magnetic north is not
the same as true north. So if you know where you are in the world, math can be
used to calculate true north from your magnetic north reading.
> Too many / wrong permissions for Device Orientation plugin
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> Key: CB-7822
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-7822
> Project: Apache Cordova
> Issue Type: Bug
> Components: Plugin Device Orientation
> Reporter: Adam Tuttle
> Priority: Minor
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> It seems intuitively incorrect that the Device Orientation plugin needs to
> request the permissions ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION and ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION, yet
> they are required:
> https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-device-orientation/blob/master/plugin.xml
> I did a little bit of research and haven't found anything conclusive one way
> or the other. I just know that I need this information to make my app look
> good, but now my users could think that I'm watching their GPS for no reason.
> This was the best information I was able to find on getting orientation, but
> I don't see any discussion on the necessary permissions.
> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2795833/check-orientation-on-android-phone
> I wish I had a better idea of whether or not this is a bug or a "feature" of
> the way android permissions are provisioned, but this is the best I can do at
> the moment. Can someone please look into this?
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