Overview
- A new blue dot appears when an app uses location services, covering both foreground and background access on Pixel devices in the latest beta.
- Tapping the indicator opens a 'Microphone, Camera & Location' panel that names the apps involved and provides quick options to close them or adjust permissions.
- If location, camera, or microphone are active together, the UI consolidates them under the existing green privacy indicator.
- The feature is part of Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1, with a stable Pixel release expected early next year and broader adoption on other Android devices anticipated over time.
- Current Samsung phones show a generic location icon without identifying the app, and One UI 8.5 based on Android 16 QPR2 may miss this listing behavior unless Samsung adopts it in a future release.