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Glance App and weird android issues
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this post was submitted on 25 Mar 2025
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Seems like Glance is an app from the manufacturer, if you have a Motorola. It makes your lock screen dynamic and adds content to watch and stuff.
Don't think it's a problem but you could force stop and disable or uninstall it.
Don't have an answer for which app is using the camera. Check your permissions like the other comment mentions, that'll get you closer to figuring it out.
Also, might want to redact that email address.
What's weird is that's a throwaway email address I made to sign up for something but never used otherwise. Like I had never actually logged into the playstore with that address
They mean redact it from the screenshot you posted. It's in the beta tester blurb at the bottom
Yeah I went ahead and just deleted it, but I'm very confused why it's showing any app associated with that email. It was literally just a throwaway email I used once so I wouldn't have to use my main account.
When I tried to log in to Google play using that email it said I needed to accept the terms and conditions bc I'd never logged in before.