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0 pointsLarrikin2y ago0 comments

The other poster already explained the old permission. There's also a new permission specifically for Bluetooth LE now as well for newer devices so location shouldn't be needed.

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radlad2y ago· 2 in thread

However, scanning and connecting to Wi-Fi IoT devices still requires it.

izacus2y ago

No it doesn't, there's a whole API for last few years where app can connect to its own IoT device without getting location or full scanning grant.

radlad2y ago

Why do you think that? I literally just wrote an app to do this. From my notes:

> Android 13 still requires `ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION` to call `startScan()` and `getScanResults()` - `NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES` is not sufficient

See here: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/wifi/Wif...()

I tried getting by without it, but it was required.

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