Yes, that's the issue: you can no longer deny Google the ability to know your location as long as either Maps or Play is installed.
> your phone provider knows your location without asking
First, Google is not my phone provider, and second, my provider only has access to cell tower info, not GPS info. GPS info is much more precise than tower info, and it's obviously not possible to deny cell tower info to the provider.
> and probably many other apps that you've given location access to knows where your location is.
The key phrase there being "that you have given access to". You cannot turn off access to Maps and Play and more. That's the problem.
Seriously?
> Google knows your location,
Yes, that's the issue: you can no longer deny Google the ability to know your location as long as either Maps or Play is installed.
> your phone provider knows your location without asking
First, Google is not my phone provider, and second, my provider only has access to cell tower info, not GPS info. GPS info is much more precise than tower info, and it's obviously not possible to deny cell tower info to the provider.
> and probably many other apps that you've given location access to knows where your location is.
The key phrase there being "that you have given access to". You cannot turn off access to Maps and Play and more. That's the problem.