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| From | Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.mobile.android |
| Subject | Re: Google Wanting to Track Phone When Phone Is Off |
| Date | 2026-08-08 19:06 +0000 |
| Organization | NOYB |
| Message-ID | <11585oa.19js.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <ndmj99FrmvoU1@mid.individual.net> <ndmkjlFrt4vU1@mid.individual.net> <11578kj$1gikg$1@dont-email.me> <1157mse.kco.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net> <ndp379F955jU1@mid.individual.net> |
Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote: > Frank Slootweg wrote: > > > I would take this article with a grain of salt. Note that the header > > of the paragraph mentions "switched off", but the actual paragraph only > > talks about "misplaced or lost", i.e. not neccesarily switched off. > > Here it is from the horse's mouth > > <https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/9338817#zippy=%2Cstep-find-offline-devices-and-devices-without-power> > > If "step 4" doesn't automatically open up, then click on the twisty to > expand it ... FTR, I don't doubt your/the_Pixel story in any way, I doubt the OPPO story. As Carlos explained, what an item-tracker can do with a button cell, a phone can do when it's (not quite) 'powered off' with a near-empty battery.
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Google Wanting to Track Phone When Phone Is Off "Bill Bradshaw" <bradshaw@gci.net> - 2026-08-07 09:34 -0800
Re: Google Wanting to Track Phone When Phone Is Off "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-07 19:53 +0200
Re: Google Wanting to Track Phone When Phone Is Off Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-08-07 19:05 +0100
Re: Google Wanting to Track Phone When Phone Is Off Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-08-07 18:57 +0100
Re: Google Wanting to Track Phone When Phone Is Off Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-08 13:49 +0100
Re: Google Wanting to Track Phone When Phone Is Off "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2026-08-08 16:17 +0200
Re: Google Wanting to Track Phone When Phone Is Off Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-08-08 15:37 +0100
Re: Google Wanting to Track Phone When Phone Is Off "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2026-08-08 19:08 +0200
Re: Google Wanting to Track Phone When Phone Is Off "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-08 19:28 +0200
Re: Google Wanting to Track Phone When Phone Is Off Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-08-08 18:35 +0100
Re: Google Wanting to Track Phone When Phone Is Off "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2026-08-08 19:51 +0200
Re: Google Wanting to Track Phone When Phone Is Off "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-08-08 20:50 +0200
Re: Google Wanting to Track Phone When Phone Is Off Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-08-08 14:52 +0000
Re: Google Wanting to Track Phone When Phone Is Off Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-08-08 17:20 +0100
Re: Google Wanting to Track Phone When Phone Is Off Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-08-08 19:06 +0000
Re: Google Wanting to Track Phone When Phone Is Off Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-09 15:58 +0100
Re: Google Wanting to Track Phone When Phone Is Off Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-08-09 16:10 +0100
Re: Google Wanting to Track Phone When Phone Is Off Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-09 18:43 +0100
Re: Google Wanting to Track Phone When Phone Is Off "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2026-08-09 17:49 +0200
Re: Google Wanting to Track Phone When Phone Is Off "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-09 22:23 +0200
Re: Google Wanting to Track Phone When Phone Is Off Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-08-07 19:14 +0100
Re: Google Wanting to Track Phone When Phone Is Off Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-08-07 19:32 +0000
Re: Google Wanting to Track Phone When Phone Is Off Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2026-08-07 22:37 +0200
Re: Google Wanting to Track Phone When Phone Is Off "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-08-08 19:06 +0200
Re: Google Wanting to Track Phone When Phone Is Off Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-08-08 19:06 +0000
Re: Google Wanting to Track Phone When Phone Is Off "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-08-09 17:03 +0200
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