Posted by Jen Chai, Product Manager Location data can deliver amazing, rich mobile experiences for users on Android such as finding a restaurant nearby, tracking the distance of a run, and getting turn-by-turn directions as you drive. Location is also one of the most sensitive types of personal information for […]
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Posted by Dave Burke, VP of Engineering In 2019, mobile innovation is stronger than ever, with new technologies from 5G to edge to edge displays and even foldable screens. Android is right at the center of this innovation cycle, and thanks to the broad ecosystem of partners across billions of […]
Android smartphones have been sending location data to Google, even if you opted out Android smartphone users beware, as Google is secretly gathering your location data even when you have actively disable location services on the device, reveals an investigation conducted by Quartz. Apparently, Android smartphones since the beginning of […]
Searching jobs made simpler, as Google updates tools to show salaries and location-based results Google is looking to make search job easier for its job seekers. Back in June, it had introduced its job listing search feature that will help job seekers find a job right from the Search. The […]
Posted by Frank van Diggelen, Software Engineer Last year in Android Nougat, we introduced APIs for retrieving Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Raw measurements from Android devices. This past week, we publicly released GNSS Analysis Tools to process and analyze these measurements. Android powers over 2 billion devices, and Android […]