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Sure there is - just demand apps not use google's spyware. your app does not need google analytics, it doesn't need to use google maps, it doesn't need google login (hell most apps have no reason to require a login, unless they're terrible web apps I guess)

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Its deeper than that. Calling the fused location api contacts google's servers with location data. It is the only API that's well supported and documented. Using GPS sensors directly uses tons of battery, takes minutes to get a fix on most phones, and doesn't have access to some of the google-provided features like geofencing and wakeups on events.

A "g-free" phone can get location, but it's purposely hampered.

> takes minutes to get a fix on most phones

I've never experienced that. It usually takes a few seconds for me.

thats because its network assisted

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_to_first_fix

Oh so on Android the location services system provides non-anonymized info to G?

Deanonymization is historically trivial, even if not built to be like normal.

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