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Location tracking of phones is out of control. Here’s how to fight back.
(arstechnica.com)
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I loved xprivacy_lua
You could hide almost everything.
No app knew the other apps I used.
No app had clipboard access. when I needed to paste something I used Xposed Edge.
You could spoof a lot of info, GPS coordinates, IMEI ... The list goes on.
support stopped. I should check if there's a fork.
edit: AOSP permissions have improved and I now use almost exclusively FOSS apps, so I'm not worried, but I still miss the app.
edit2: there's a fork: https://xdaforums.com/t/xpl-ex-xprivacylua-ex-android-privacy-manager-hooking-manager-extended.4652573/
https://f-droid.org/de/packages/io.github.muntashirakon.AppManager/
Select app, tap "# trackers" top left, tap "Block trackers".
Needs root.