With a revamped privacy indicator appearing as a tappable blue icon in the status bar, you can see exactly which apps are ...

Android already warns when your location is being tracked — but not by which apps. That puts the onus on users to play ...

Android 16 QPR3 makes the location indicator in the status bar expandable, allowing you to see which app is tracking your device's location.

The next Android 16 update could make apps more transparent about location tracking, giving users more insight into their ...

Google has added a new blue dot that notifies the user if an app is using location permissions, just like the green ...

Back in Android 12, Google added some flexibility to Android’s location permission by allowing users to only give apps access to their “approximate” location. It’s a great idea, but one that’s ruined ...

Google is testing a new approximate location option for Chrome’s Android app. Unlike Android’s system-level location controls for apps, the new option should give users more granular control over the ...

Android phones have a built-in GPS that allows you to track your location and use navigation apps like Google Maps. However, there might be times when you don't want your phone to track you. That's ...

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Katherine Haan, MBA, is a Senior Staff Writer for Forbes Advisor and a former financial advisor turned international bestselling author and business coach. For more than a decade, she’s helped small ...

When you take a photo with your Android phone, the Camera app not only captures the image on your screen but also records additional information called metadata. This includes details such as your ...