Updating your apps for location permission changes in Android Q
summary
Android Q introduces concrete changes: apps can request allow only while using the app via ACCESS_FINE/COARSE mapped to ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION only when targeting Q, and must declare foreground service type=location to get location from a foreground service; apps targeting older SDKs are auto-mapped and may lose background updates if users set while‑in‑use. Two new Wi‑Fi APIs—Wi‑Fi NetworkSuggestion and Wi‑Fi NetworkSpecifier—let apps connect without location permission; one‑time reminders notify users when apps use background fine location.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Location services in Android
- 14:10Foreground service changes
- 17:34User transparency and reminders
- 20:30Wi-Fi API considerations
- 28:49Peer-to-peer Wi-Fi API
- 32:06Best practices summary
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