How we built the new Find My Device network with user security and privacy in mind
security.googleblog.com
Posted by Dave Kleidermacher, VP Engineering, Android Security and Privacy Keeping people safe and their data secure and private is a t...

I saw this on infinity for Reddit earlier, I don’t know if there’s a workaround for this or not.

  • LaggyKar@programming.dev
    9·
    8 months ago

    That doesn’t say that. Although the article linked from there does, for Pixels.

    And 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.

    • ErwinLottemann@feddit.de
      3·
      8 months ago

      even with a dead battery? how? there must be something ‘turned on’ to send bluetooth signals or is this magic?

      • YerbaYerba@lemm.ee
        8·
        8 months ago

        I suspect it still draws battery power, but extremely small amounts. Few mah left in the battery could power a BLE beacon for weeks. There would be some limit to this as draining the lithium battery too deeply will damage it.