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The hp printer app says it needs your location to connect to WiFi. It says it needs your location all the time when not using the app, again to connect to WiFi
I think that's to do with how permissions work.
Having wi-fi access can technically tell the app where you're located so you need to give it location access
Which is stupid because it then also gets GPS access.
That's one of the features Google should have stolen from Cyanogen/LineageOS long ago which had permissions differentiated between precise location and approximate
Can confirm.
Now, I just need to know why my calculator needs access to my contacts.
That's because it gets lonely and needs someone to text.
It's because one is the loneliest number.
You just reminded me of one particular calculator app which put "+" button behind a paywall