https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/bluetooth
> Bluetooth permissions > > In order to use Bluetooth features in your application, you must declare two > permissions. The first of these is BLUETOOTH. You need this permission to > perform any Bluetooth communication, such as requesting a connection, > accepting a connection, and transferring data. > > The other permission that you must declare is ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION. Your app > needs this permission because a Bluetooth scan can be used to gather > information about the location of the user. This information may come from > the user's own devices, as well as Bluetooth beacons in use at locations such > as shops and transit facilities. > > Alternatively, on devices running Android 8.0 (API level 26) and higher, you > can use the CompanionDeviceManager to perform a scan of nearby companion > devices on behalf of your app without requiring the location permission. For > more on this option, see Companion device pairing. Companion devices are not relevant here. I'm pretty sure access_fine_location requires location permission. On 2020/05/4 10:00 pm, Roger Clarke wrote: > On 4/5/20 5:41 pm, [email protected] wrote: >> I just read a CQU review of the App where the writer said: >> "In regards to enabling location permissions, it’s important to note >> this isn’t the same as turning on-location services. Location >> permissions must be enabled for COVIDSafe to access Bluetooth on >> Androidand Apple devices." >> So, despite the app not collecting location data, other apps that >> would like it but you don't want them to will be? > > That sounds inaccurate. As in 'partly right, but not as written'. > > Can you point to the source? > > Most posters have been pretty careful and precise up until now. > > Misinformation from sceptics *as well as* enthusiasts won't help anyone. -- Kim Holburn IT Network & Security Consultant T: +61 2 61402408 M: +61 404072753 mailto:[email protected] aim://kimholburn skype://kholburn - PGP Public Key on request _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
