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Re: Google Wanting to Track Phone When Phone Is Off

From "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.mobile.android
Subject Re: Google Wanting to Track Phone When Phone Is Off
Date 2026-08-08 19:06 +0200
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On Fri, 7 Aug 2026 09:34:31 -0800, Bill Bradshaw wrote:

> I added a parking program to my phone and all of sudden Google started 
> offering things.  One of the offers was to track my phone when it was off. 
> I answered no.  Is there a way I can check that the Samsung Android phone is 
> not being tracked when it is turned off (powered down)?

With my Pixel 10 I can check with the Find Hub (Find my device):
<https://www.google.com/android/find/>

But since Samsung insists in replacing Android software with it's own I
don't know if that's an option for you. I expect that Samsung has its
own Find Hub.

-- 
s|b

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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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