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Android Pie cripples WiFi network analyzer and indoor navigation apps (issuetracker.google.com)
4 points by bobzilla42 2877 days ago
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This will cripple network diagnostic, security, net-stumbling apps too. Seems like at a bare minimum, higher frequency scanning should be a request-able permission rather than simply outlawed.
? without login ?
The WifiManager.startScan() usage is limited to: - Each foreground app is restricted to 4 scans every 2 minutes. - All background apps combined are restricted to one scan every 30 minutes."

Mark startScan() as deprecated so that we can take away this API in future releases. https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/...