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Re: Google Wanting to Track Phone When Phone Is Off

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On 09/08/2026 16:10, Andy Burns wrote:
> Jeff Layman wrote:
> 
>> Looks like it should be doubted. From <https://www.carlcare.com/ng/tips-
>> detail/track-stolen-phone-with-imei-number/>
>>
>> "Is it possible to track a phone if it is turned off?
>>
>> No, IMEI tracking requires the phone to be turned on and connected to a
>> cellular network."
> 
> So you trust a generic page, from a company that nobody outside of
> Nigeria ever heard of, above the actual manufacturer of three specific
> models which has added the feature and described how it works?

The Oppo page didn't describe how it worked with the phone turned /off/, 
which is why I asked the question in my OP as to how it was done.

> There's no helping some people ...

Your 15.37 post yesterday said that Pixel 8/9/10 phones had a low-power 
processor which used a Bluetooth beacon even when the battery was dead, 
so the phone's ID could be picked up by a nearby Android phone. At the 
end, you added "However it seems that Samsung phones haven't got that 
functionality, so "no" may well be the correct answer."

Well, I hedged my bets too by giving two opposite comments (I hadn't 
noticed that it was a Nigerian webpage. I'd have doubted its veracity 
too if I had).

As it happens, at 
<https://www.ninjaone.com/blog/what-google-find-my-device-is-and-when-it-is-useful/> 
it notes the Bluetooth beacon is present in Pixel 8+ phones, but also 
states that it is available with the Samsung Galaxy S24+. That page is 
worth reading as it includes the requirements for those beacons to work 
effectively, including belonging to the Find My Device network.

-- 
Jeff

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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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