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Why does gmscompat use location when I first unlock my device after restarting?

I notice the green dot in the top right corner when I first unlock my device after restarting. Just curious as to why gmscompat is using my location at this time. I don't have any other apps in location history. Thanks for any info :D

    Colvdv

    I just checked on my phone and GmsCompat doesn't access location upon boot / profile log in.

    Here's a thread where someone was asking about GmsCompat and location. strcat said:

    Most of this will be gone with the next release because we taught GmsCompat not to bother obtaining a new location when the apps trying to get it are going to have their requests rejected anyway.

    Guess that means you might stop seeing this soon.

      unwat Here's a thread where someone was asking about GmsCompat and location. strcat said:

      Most of this will be gone with the next release because we taught GmsCompat not to bother obtaining a new location when the apps trying to get it are going to have their requests rejected anyway.

      Guess that means you might stop seeing this soon.

      I saw it upon reboot of installing the latest update. I just checked again and after about 1 minute of unlocking my device, same thing. I go check "Location Usage" in the "Privacy dashboard" and nothing shows having accessed my location recently, and everything is set to "only allowed while in use" or "not allowed". This is on a Pixel 6 running build 2022102600.

      It isn't something I see as an issue, just an annoying false-positive.

      a month later

      You can pull down notifications and touch on the green dot to see which app is requesting Location. For me it's as well GMScompat after starting a second session.