<![CDATA[Ok #HomeLab'ers and #HomeAssistant'ers or #Android experts.]]>Ok 'ers and 'ers or experts.

I recently connected my HA app to my and now there's a tiny blue dot at the very top right of my mobile screen. It comes and goes quite frequently and makes me feel watched.

WTF is it?

I guess it's too do with notifications but what does it mean and what evil have I exposed myself to now?

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If it didn't keep turning on and if I would be able to ignore it but blinking all the time is just awful.

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Thanks!

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Could it be that it's checking location? I allowed that in the HA app, but I don't know if I can stand the blinking dot all the time.

Thanks!

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The blue dot indicates that something is using your location.

The Home Assistant Companion app will use your location to determine if you're home (i.e. on the same network as the Home Assistant server), among other things.

See "6. Location permission" in the docs:

https://companion.home-assistant.io/docs/getting_started/

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https://www.androidpolice.com/android-green-dot-can-spot-suspicious-camera-and-mic-access/

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