I use the GPS feature as well when logging my dives, but if it is more 
convenient to remove it, I’m sure I’ll be able to live with it. ;)


Met vriendelijke groeten,

Martin de Weger





> Op 11 sep. 2021, om 19:07 heeft Jason Bramwell via subsurface 
> <[email protected]> het volgende geschreven:
> 
> I really like the GPS feature of Subsurface but I capture my GPS fixes in a 
> really convoluted way using the old app, I’ve been thinking of trying using 
> the current mobile app to do this but I’m a dinosaur and once I’ve found 
> something that works for me I stick to it.
> 
> I personally won’t miss this feature but there may be some that do.
> 
> Regards 
> Jason
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On 11 Sep 2021, at 17:52, Dirk Hohndel via subsurface 
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> Just a heads up.
>> Both app stores have made it way too painful for me to deal with their rules 
>> about location permissions (or, frankly, any permissions).
>> 
>> The fact that the company that is built around tracking our every move keeps 
>> rejecting my app because it violates their rules is deeply ironic, but I 
>> just can't find the energy to keep fighting Google. And Apple isn't any 
>> better.
>> 
>> So the ability to pick the current GPS location and to use the location 
>> service in the background will be dropped from future app store versions.
>> 
>> Right now I'm wondering if I should just remove the code, or if I should 
>> compile it out and allow people who want to build their own and side-load it 
>> to still have that feature.
>> 
>> Thoughts? Is there anyone here who side-loads their own build? And if yes, 
>> are you using the GPS features?
>> Hint, using the current location when editing dives is partly broken right 
>> now, as is applying GPS fixes obtained by the location service... So if you 
>> are using these features, I'm curious how well it works.
>> 
>> As always, if I don't hear from you I assume you don't care and will just 
>> remove the code (which is my preference).
>> 
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