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AF over 7 years ago

Why does the nrf connect app on Android need my location services enabled for it to work? I believe that is the case for most (or all) of the nrf apps in Android.

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Roshan Rajaratnam over 7 years ago +2

@AF Android 6.0 introduced some changes with a requirement to have location permissions enabled, if not scanning for ble devices will not return any scan results, read BLE permissions section here . Also…

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0 endnode over 7 years ago

Because both Android and iOS tight Bluetooth Low Energy API access with Location service access privilege. However confusing it is for end-users...
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0 endnode over 7 years ago

Because both Android and iOS tight Bluetooth Low Energy API access with Location service access privilege. However confusing it is for end-users...
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