Tell HN: Bump for Android seems to read GPS constantly in standby mode

2 pointsby yesbabyyes15 ปีที่แล้ว2 comments

Today I saw something strange on my HTC Desire: Every time I resumed from standby, the GPS indicator was on. I haven't seen this before, so I figured it was a new app or an update. I went through the apps I had most recently updated, uninstalled each one and checked if the GPS indicator would disappear. After uninstalling Bump, it no longer used the GPS.

The Bump page on Android Market has several reviews stating the same thing: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.bumptech.bumpga&hl=en

After the recent iPhone "locationgate", I thought it would be of some interest.

2 comments

david_lieb15 ปีที่แล้ว

This is Dave from Bump. This was a bug that has now been fixed in version 2.0.1.

edw15 ปีที่แล้ว

Is this the result of nefarious evil-doers or simple technical incompetence? Hard to say for sure. Recent versions of the OKCupid app for the iPhone—yes, sigh, I am a single iPhone user—ask to enable location services, and if you accept, the app will keep keep the GPS active seemingly indefinitely. The OKCupid folks seem to be a curious group, and for all I know, they're draining iPhone users' batteries to do research for a blog post that is sure to have a lot of infographics.