Google warns Android might not remain free because of EU decision

Re:Google warns Android might not remain free because of EU ... by vamc19 on Wednesday July 18, 2018 @01:24PM (#17560286)

Oh you may have misunderstood my comment. On my phone at least, there is an app named "Play Services" which I assume provides things like location services and other background Google platform APIs. You can disable other pre-loaded Google apps individually (Google Search/Assistant, GMail, etc).

FWIW, I too hate that there isn't a replacement for those Play Services. I'm so frustrated - Pixel launcher will not show temperature in Celsius unless I give it "Web and App Activity" permission.

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Re:Google warns Android might not remain free because of EU ... by thaumasiotes on Wednesday July 18, 2018 @01:31PM (#17560339)

> Pixel launcher will not show temperature in Celsius unless I give it "Web and App Activity" permission

This is pretty surprising - what locale are you using?

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Re:Google warns Android might not remain free because of EU ... by vamc19 on Wednesday July 18, 2018 @02:00PM (#17560628)

English US.

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Re:Google warns Android might not remain free because of EU ... by thaumasiotes on Wednesday July 18, 2018 @02:25PM (#17560862)

And English Australia / English UK won't display Celsius by default without web permissions? (Granted, that would also mess with the display of calendar dates.)

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Re:Google warns Android might not remain free because of EU ... by vamc19 on Wednesday July 18, 2018 @02:50PM (#17561059)

I think I understand what's happening here. If I click the temperaure on launcher, it opens the Google Search app querying for "weather" - here it is in celsius.

Temperature units preference is saved in Google Search app. Pixel launcher, even though it shows the news cards from Search app, cannot show temperature in the units of my choice unless I give it the "Web and App activity" permission. Just Google things.

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