- Google Opinion Rewards is prompting users to consent to processing their location data in order to continue presenting location-based surveys to let users earn Google Play credit.
- This follows Google’s transition from server-based Location History to an on-device Timeline for location data.
Google Maps is making a major change to how it handles location data, and other Google apps are feeling the ripple effects of this shift. Google plans to soon store location data locally on your device through the Timeline feature, transitioning away from the previous Location History feature, wherein your location data was uploaded to a server. Consequently, apps like Google Opinion Rewards are now prompting users to consent to location processing to qualify for more surveys.
Opinion Rewards relied heavily on your device’s Location History setting, which in turn is a Google Account setting that creates a timeline of the places that you visited. With Location History on, Google Rewards would send users surveys from local businesses they have recently visited, giving them a chance to answer the survey and get paid for it with Google Play credit.