Location not working without wifi on

[vicky_rocky96]

Using Rog 2 Indian Unit 8+128... As I have noticied, the device couldn't get the location even when the location services turned on.. It works only when the WiFi is turned on.. Though am connected to mobile data..
Here am showing u this with swiggy app... This is the case with all the apps..
In pic 1 where the WiFi is Turned off.. Even though the location service and mobile data turned on.. It forces me to turn on the wifi for getting the location..
In pic 2 where the wifi is turned on... It shows my location only when the WiFi is turned on.. (though am not connected to any wifi) why it doesn't use the mobile data and GPS it get my location.. Y it asks for WiFi...
I cross checked with my Samsung S10 this is not the case in it... The device can get my location even without turning in wifi.. Just with GPS and mobile data itself....
Is anyone facing the same issue??

[LP_ASUS]

In the first picture, what happens if you select "No thanks"? It won't show you location data unless you hit "OK"?

[Anders_ASUS · Accepted solution]

vicky.rocky96

Using Rog 2 Indian Unit 8+128... As I have noticied, the device couldn't get the location even when the location services turned on.. It works only when the WiFi is turned on.. Though am connected to mobile data..

Here am showing u this with swiggy app... This is the case with all the apps..

In pic 1 where the WiFi is Turned off.. Even though the location service and mobile data turned on.. It forces me to turn on the wifi for getting the location..

In pic 2 where the wifi is turned on... It shows my location only when the WiFi is turned on.. (though am not connected to any wifi) why it doesn't use the mobile data and GPS it get my location.. Y it asks for WiFi...

I cross checked with my Samsung S10 this is not the case in it... The device can get my location even without turning in wifi.. Just with GPS and mobile data itself....

Is anyone facing the same issue??

Location not working without wifi on

It's asking you to turn on WiFi scanning service. Not the WiFi. My guess is that you have this already activated on your Samsung. What WiFi scanning does is that you allow apps to use your WiFi for location triangulation even though it's not activated. You can find this setting in settings -> Security & lock screen -> Location -> Scanning

[mamayankag]

LP_ASUS

In the first picture, what happens if you select "No thanks"? It won't show you location data unless you hit "OK"?

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It is as you say. Until and unless we click OK, apps don't get Location info, and I think this is an issue.
I don't like to use these Scanning features and want to keep them disabled. Please forward this issue to the Devs.

[vicky_rocky96]

Anders_ASUS

https://zentalk.asus.com/en/discussion/12470/location-not-working-without-wifi-on

It's asking you to turn on WiFi scanning service. Not the WiFi. My guess is that you have this already activated on your Samsung. What WiFi scanning does is that you allow apps to use your WiFi for location triangulation even though it's not activated. You can find this setting in settings -> Security & lock screen -> Location -> Scanning

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Yeahh it's asking for wifi scanning only.. And I turned it on already... Even though its asking to turn on the wifi... So I think the problem is with wifi scanning... Even in my S10 I turned on wifi scanning.. But there it works without turning on wifi.. In Asus it doesn't...