Location Icon

[Barnsworth59]

Has anyone noticed this location icon on their phone? I don't think it was there prior to the last update, at least I dont remember seeing it before. 

[rjs_prods_mi2]

I've noticed it also since the updates. I'm trying to figure out which app or apps are tracking me and why. It's a little annoying.

[Barnsworth59]

Same here. I turned off all apps in location settings and it was still there.

[rjs_prods_mi2]

Then, it's a Samsung beta software issue. We'll have to wait on the stable build for the fix/resolution 🫤

[Apollo317]

Yep been messing with this for 12 hours now. It is a bug in beta 3. Location just won't stop and that's with everything denied to use location. The only way to get it to go away is to turn off location services entirely with the quick tile or in settings. It's Google Play Services it seems, but clearing the cache on it doesn't fix it either. Fingers crossed on a beta 3 soon lol. I notice about 1% battery drain every 10 minutes of standby when this is on. Im on Flip 6

Edit to add, there's something up with wakelocks in beta 2 as well. I've got hefty standby drain now, and seems it's getting woken up from deep sleep often.

The wakelock offenders are:
ditto_foreground_service_scheduler_impl
qcom_rx_wakelock (43,593 wakes in 49 minutes)
PowerManagerService.WakeLocks

[Jewels82]

When I click on it, it tells me the last app or system thing that used location. If I click the option being used by recent apps it takes me to all the the things that used location recently. That thing sure stands out lol.

[USBetaModerator3]

Hello,

Thank you very much for your feedback.

To assist us in resolving this issue, we kindly ask you to submit an error report through the Samsung Members app on your device:

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[userPuTprKXdDr]

It's been like that since last update for me and on two different devices.

[DonyAnthony]

It is an indicator for when certain hardware is in used like Camera, Microphone and GPS. Its a security and privacy feature in android now that has no way to be disable unless you're willing to use ADB commands every time your phone turns on.

To get rid of it you need to close the app using GPS.

Also if you have apps like corporate accounts or even Pokémon go {or similar} that use your location and steps in the background to track your movement and phone use.

It's not a beta or software issue. Its an android security feature. It's working as intended