Google promises Find My Device will work with more phones when they're off
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- Moai19
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- 10 Apr 2024
For those worried about power mode, seems like the device won't be sending the off battery location for long, most likely they rely in some sort of low-power bluetooth device to keep sending signal for a period, that other android phones pick.
That is one of the reason you can use google maps precisely even withouth 3G, and GPS, they rely in WIFIs around you,this case is no different.
So eventually the phone will die and stop sharing location, so if you're in the middle of the forest well, doubt they will be able to find you.
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- cHAKNA
- tUa
- 10 Apr 2024
Every phone with unremovable battery has this feature. That's the whole point of unremovable battery that your phone can't go offline ever ( you can't go off the grid).
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- Anonymous
- 05a
- 10 Apr 2024
Anonymous, 10 Apr 2024if this will be impossible to turn off then screw google ph... moreIt's a neat feature but it is quite problematic from a privacy standpoint.
Well, we can always remove the batter... Oh, darn it!
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- Anonymous
- xq5
- 10 Apr 2024
if this will be impossible to turn off then screw google phones. won't ever touch them again
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- sayabosanhidup
- XVx
- 10 Apr 2024
Zuzuz, 10 Apr 2024So now they track you without your consent for "find y... more& it s the best time to buy
hua wei product s i guess
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- Zuzuz
- mA{
- 10 Apr 2024
So now they track you without your consent for "find your phone". Brilliant move! Now imagine how much money they'll make by selling your position to entities of any kind (governmental, private etc)
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- Anonymous
- YUU
- 10 Apr 2024
GAMIR3DH, 10 Apr 2024I wonder if this would drain the battery faster. I know, &... moreKnowingly about how Android is a RAM and battery gobber. Yeah, you can expect battery drain unless you can kill off the service manually, like force close the service. But, we're talking about Google here. Good luck doing so. On the other hand, Find My on iOS only works like two minutes after the phone turned off or (battery) dead. After that, you only can see the iPhone last location. Not sure if Google will do the same 🤷🏻♂️
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- uae1955
- d%E
- 10 Apr 2024
GAMIR3DH, 10 Apr 2024I wonder if this would drain the battery faster. I know, &... morepowered by Google intruding on your privacy and phone battery ofcourse.
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- Studentz
- tZ4
- 10 Apr 2024
Hurry Up, i dont want to use Apple AirTag.
Please show me something eqv. or better.
so i can wear it like a necklace, keychain, at my bike, at my car, at my dog, at my grandparents and my nephews too.
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- GenZ
- tZ4
- 10 Apr 2024
this would expand much better than the Apple's Tag, which not everywhere got Apple device like Android Market Share King.
- GAMIR3DH
- Ktn
- 10 Apr 2024
I wonder if this would drain the battery faster.
I know, "even when the battery is dead" but how else would this chip be powered by?
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- Anonymous
- 4Pf
- 10 Apr 2024
Anonymous, 10 Apr 2024aww he thinks the internet is google :) try looking into ca... moreNothing wrong with the privacy focused forks, or Google itself. Some people want Google completely out of their phone which is fine. Others prefer the convenience that Google's services provide. That's the great part of Android's flexibility.
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- Anonymous
- k9t
- 10 Apr 2024
Anonymous, 10 Apr 2024have fun not using the internet i guessaww he thinks the internet is google :) try looking into calyx, lineage and graphene
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- Anonymous
- 7JI
- 10 Apr 2024
Anonymous, 10 Apr 2024No matter how ‘premium’ my communication device gets, I’ll ... morehave fun not using the internet i guess
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- Anonymous
- k9t
- 10 Apr 2024
No matter how ‘premium’ my communication device gets, I’ll stay 10 foot away from google spyware services