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I am a Tasker enthusiast and when I can automate something simple on my phone I like to. I set a simple task to turn off WiFi when my home network is not detected so my phone doesn't scan and report my location to businesses. However, this functionality is now nonexistent and the developer has to ask people not to one-star their app because it doesn't work. My phone is my phone and killing my ability to use it as such for whatever security theater Google is playing at is why I root my device. Anyone else still rooting for similar reasons?

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[–] plz1@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I don’t think I did. I just assumed it would be impossible to detect the home network automatically once WiFi was automatically switched off. Unless off isn’t actually off. Or the “auto on” part was location based.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 4 points 3 months ago

You are right, that is impossible, but it isn't what they are doing.

They are turning it back on either manually or by some other method (cell tower for instance). This automation seems to be to just turn it off.

[–] PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee -1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

You've now misread twice. Go back and try again.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You could have been helpful and chose to be an asshole instead. Go back and think about what you did.

[–] PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee -2 points 3 months ago

There's no helping some people.

[–] Turbo@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago