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How to disable nearby device on my phone (for privacy reasons)?

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I'm using Infinix Note 30 with Android 13. I'm currently trying to achieve location privacy on my phone. I have denied location permission for all apps (except system apps and Google Play Services, because I cannot disable it, it says device need permission to operate), I also disabled all "location services" because I figure these location services are collecting my location data. I only enable these services when I desperately need the GPS and disable them when I no longer need (the GPS is really bad without these location services, maybe it was intentional to punish user for disabling them by not adding necessary GPS feature to base android?). Then I realized apps still can track my location through "nearby device" feature in two ways: 1. By scanning for nearby device on my phone 2. By scanning for nearby device on other phone near me and figure out my approximate location if my phone was detected on that other phone Fixing 1 is easy, I simply deny nearby device permissions for all apps (except system apps, because I cannot disable it, it says device need permission to operate). I also disabled "Bluetooth scanning" to stop apps and services from scanning for nearby devices. Fixing 2 on the other hand, I cant find the option to disable nearby device feature. I only can deny nearby device permission for app in my phone, but I can't find the settings to disable nearby device feature to prevent other phone from scanning my phone. Does anyone know where is the settings to disable nearby device feature? Denying nearby device permission is not enough, I need to disable the nearby device feature itself.
Asked by iam1515 2242t (39 rep)
Jun 1, 2024, 04:12 AM
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