Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network"

From	Chris Green <cl@isbd.net>
Newsgroups	comp.mobile.android
Subject	Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network"
Date	2024-05-30 17:12 +0100
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Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
> Andrew wrote:
> 
> >    "thanks to specialized Pixel hardware, Pixel 8 and 8 Pro owners
> >     will also be able to find their devices if they're powered off
> >     or the battery is dead"
> > 
> > That means, I guess, what we discussed in the past, is that a phone which
> > is simply indicating that it's off, isn't necessarily off after all.
> 
> I think the CPU, wifi and 4G/5G radios will be off, but the last thing 
> the CPU will do is pre-compute the "I'm lost" beacon packets and put the 
> bluetooth radio into a special mode where it repeatedly transmits them 
> (maybe at decreasing frequency?)

How does Bluetooth help?  I'm much more likely to lose my phone in the
middle of an empty field than somewhere at home in range of other
Bluetooth devices.

-- 
Chris Green
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Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> - 2024-05-29 07:54 -0700
  Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-05-29 16:02 +0100
    Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-05-29 19:01 +0200
      Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-05-29 18:08 +0100
        Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-05-29 22:33 +0200
          Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2024-05-30 21:16 +0200
            Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-05-30 20:20 +0100
              Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2024-05-30 21:31 +0200
                Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-05-31 15:15 +0000
                Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2024-06-03 17:38 +0200
                Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> - 2024-06-01 07:31 -0700
              Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-05-31 11:38 -0400
                Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-05-31 16:50 +0100
                Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-05-31 21:56 -0400
                Re: Google's "Find My Device Network" AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2024-05-31 16:42 +0000
                Re: Google's "Find My Device Network" Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-05-31 17:46 +0100
                Re: Google's "Find My Device Network" micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-05-31 21:55 -0400
                Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-05-31 18:59 +0000
                Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-05-31 21:55 -0400
      Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-05-29 18:01 +0000
  Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Robert Roland <fake@ddress.no> - 2024-05-29 18:23 +0200
    Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-05-29 18:32 +0200
      Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-05-29 19:00 +0200
    Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-05-29 18:59 +0200
    Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-05-29 18:00 +0100
      Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-05-29 22:34 +0200
      Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> - 2024-05-30 07:06 -0700
        Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-05-30 15:48 +0000
          Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-30 17:34 +0000
        Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-05-30 19:43 +0100
    Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2024-05-30 21:13 +0200
  Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-05-29 17:55 +0000
    Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-29 20:30 +0000
      Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-05-29 21:46 +0100
        Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-29 21:03 +0000
          Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-05-29 22:19 +0100
            Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-29 21:51 +0000
              Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-05-30 00:00 +0100
                Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2024-05-30 17:12 +0100
                Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-05-30 19:49 +0100
    Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> - 2024-05-30 07:02 -0700
      Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-05-30 19:39 +0100
    Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2024-05-30 21:12 +0200
      Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2024-05-30 21:28 +0200
    Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-06-01 19:10 +0000
  Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-29 19:47 +0000
    Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-29 20:22 +0000
    Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-05-29 21:37 +0100
      Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-29 20:51 +0000
        Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-05-29 22:13 +0100
          Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-29 21:23 +0000
            Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-05-29 22:28 +0100
          Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network" Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-06-04 14:08 +0100

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