There is new evidence that the Find My Device function could soon be used to locate disabled devices. Until now, the switched on state was one of the location conditions.
Journalist Mishal Rahman has found evidence in the latest version of Google Play Services (v23.35.14) that some devices on the Find My Device network will be rolling out soon. Still located despite switch off May be. Also likes Kamila Wojciechowska Reported a few months agoGoogle is working on such a feature.
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The Find My Device feature is enabled by default on Android devices with a Google Account and can be used to locate a misplaced smartphone, tablet or smartwatch using a Google Account. Users can remotely ring the device, lock it or wipe all data.
However, one of the current requirements for this function is that the device must be turned on. That may change soon, as Rahman has now announced via X, formerly Twitter. The function should still be able to detect devices even if they exist Switch off or battery empty According to Hay Rahman, for this to work, certain hardware requirements are required: among other things, The Bluetooth chip continues even when turned off And can continue to receive “Finder Network” keys from Play Services via the updated HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer).
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