Hi everyone!
I’ve been using /e/ since the start of this year. Right now i’m on the current version: /e/OS 2.3-s-20240816426374-stable-star2lte on an Galaxy S9+.
Today i’ve noticed something that is unacceptable to me and i would really like to know why this is and how to solve it. Maybe someone can help me.
Today i’ve looked up the opening hours of a store nearby on Brave Browser with Brave Search. I’ve searched for name of the store + my towns name. In the search results there’s an OpenStreetMap window that shows all the different locations of these stores on the map. Under the map there are all the stores and their adresses listed.
Now here’s the fun part:
It showed the exact distance from me to every single one of the stores.
And that’s a bit odd because:
Location data is turned off on my phone. Since day one. I don’t use it, i don’t need it.
Location use in my browsers is turned off / blocked (Brave and the pre installed one).
Advanced Privacys “Fake Geolocation” is activated.
And i use a VPN.
So can someone please tell me how tf this is possible?
I’ve never noticed this before, but i’m also not looking stuff like this up very often.
This never happened on Android. I can clearly remember that these distances were always wrong. And that’s how it should be. At least for me.
I was curious after that and started the pre installed “Maps” for the first time. Location data off, only mobile data active (+ VPN active). I didn’t read any of the “first steps” stuff, or whatever that was, just closed the app and opened it again. Just to see what location it shows initially. And who would’ve thought… the first thing it shows on the map is my hometown. Not a pin on my exact location, but my town. According to Advanced Privacy it should’ve been somewhere in Spain (which is not where i’m from obviously). And like i said, i haven’t used this app before.
Anyone got any ideas why this is or what i can do?
There are a few other problems i have with /e/ right now, but by far not as severe as the one stated above. I’m including them in this post, because maybe it’s connected.
Maybe one of the last updates messed something up.
Since the last couple of updates i’ve got following problems:
I’m using the original BlissLauncher. When i’m scrolling through my apps and i’m not on the home screen and want to return to the home screen by pressing the home button, it doesn’t return to it. The screen jerks in the direction of the home screen for a brief moment, but then doesn’t go there. If i spam the home button it works.
(The way i organized my apps resulted in 5 sites to the right of the home screen + Home screen itself + the widgets site (to the left). So 7 in total. (just In case this info is helpful))
So it feels a bit glitchy at the moment because of that. Was hoping an update would fix it, but the last two haven’t.
The other problem has to do with internet connection.
I don’t want to be connected all the time, so i only turn on Wi-Fi or mobile data when i need it. Since an update, can’t remember which one exactly, there was a change in the pull down menu for connecting. Now the default is the “Internet” button which opens up a menu and lets you choose between Wi-Fi and mobile. And i don’t like that. I want a one click solution, like it was before. Not an extra menu which i have to open up now just to select which connection i want. So i organized it like it was before, because there’s the option to do that. Wi-Fi and mobile data button seperately next to each other and the Internet menu removed from the pull down menu.
Now here’s the problem with that:
When i activate Wi-Fi, it doesn’t connect 8 out of 10 times. No matter where i’m standing. Next to my router or anywhere else. So i have to long press
Wi-Fi to open up the unwanted “Internet menu” for it to connect. Connects almost immediately then. So this new menu has basically become essential now because the old method is more than unreliable.
Honestly i was amazed that the new method has become the default now, regardless of my connecting problem. Opening a menu to activate your preferred connection seems counterintuitive to me. Well, that’s my opinion. But as long as the old, sepearate button method is available, i think it should also be usable, which it isn’t at the moment.
All in all the last few updates unfortunately made my experience with /e/ a bit worse. None of the problems occured when i first installed it. Only the location problem could’ve been there from the start and i just haven’t noticed it, but i genuinely doubt it.
I know, quite a lot at once, but that’s basically all of my complaints. I was generally pleased with /e/ so far, but the location thing is an absolute no go.
I really appreciate anyone reading this and trying to help me with my problem!
Thanks in advance!
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