Recently I have been puzzled by the GPS indicator showing unexpectedly in the notification area on my Android 10 Mi Max3. I've just noticed that my Android 8 Galaxy has started doing the same thing. The culprit appears to be the Google app (whatever that does - because it says 'Google' I avoid it like the plague and have never run it). Removing the Location permission from this app seems to restore the expected GPS indicator behavior.
<rant>As far As I know I have never given this app any such permission on either device. I've found the same permission enabled on my Android 8 Jelly Pro. As this behaviour is recent I assume it came with one of the updates. I hate this kind of underhand behaviour and my utter disgust and loathing of Google has stepped up yet another notch.</rant>
<rant>As far As I know I have never given this app any such permission on either device. I've found the same permission enabled on my Android 8 Jelly Pro. As this behaviour is recent I assume it came with one of the updates. I hate this kind of underhand behaviour and my utter disgust and loathing of Google has stepped up yet another notch.</rant>