Why Do Android phones need to Turn on GPS when using Bluetooth? : Actofit

Why Do Android phones need to Turn on GPS when using Bluetooth? Print

Created by: AJ

Modified on: Tue, 6 Apr, 2021 at 4:24 PM

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Android operating system 6.0 and above require GPS (Location) to be turned on for searching and synchronizing Bluetooth devices (operating system 10.0 and above require authorization to locate) to use Bluetooth.

kindly provide the permissions to proceed with the app.

https://source.android.com/devices/bluetooth/ble#ble-scanning

Caution: BLE scanning needs location permissions as BLE scanning identifies objects that could be used for geolocation. Turning off Location services will turn off Bluetooth scanning.

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