It can be easy to lose track of the permissions we grant apps on our phones, especially when it comes to trying to understand what they’re doing in the background. However, Google’s Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 aims to make this a little easier by alerting you when your location is being pinged, and by which app.
In the current version of Android 16, you are alerted when an app uses your camera or microphone by a solid green block in the top right corner. However, as revealed by Android Authority, the beta improves on this by adding a new blue block when any app starts to use your location. If all three are currently in use, then the icon will revert to a green indicator.
