This was the case with Google Assistant too.

Google has this pattern of all or nothing approach.

Maps refuses to show your *current* location if you don't enable location accuracy i.e. if you won't allow it to spy on your WiFi or Bluetooth it refuses to show your current location at all. GPS, what's that?

We can disable notifications and even phone access but physical activity is the one permission that cannot be disabled for play services !?

Google apps have a lot of WTFs!

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bonoboTP an hour ago | parent | next [-]

It's no wtf. Google is an ad company so they want all your data to target ads at you.

	▲	amelius 9 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Yes, it's almost like a fairy tail where children are offered candy but then very bad things happen. Hansel und Gretel, etc. We should have known all along!

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WmWsjA6B29B4nfk an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

I've just turned off location accuracy, google maps displayed a popup said results will be better if I turn it on, and after dismissing the popup it did use GPS to localize me with no issues.

	▲	indigo945 20 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		This will only work for a few weeks, after which the location will be missing entirely. (Which just makes it more obvious that this is an intended feature, not a bug.)
	▲	franktankbank 43 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		A/B testing rules