Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network"

Stan Brown wrote on Wed, 29 May 2024 07:54:12 -0700 :

I'm surprised I haven't seen anything about this here. I've been
googling (!) for a way to opt out of using my bandwidth and my
battery to be part of this network.
 
Everything I could find told me to make settings changes in the Find
My Device app, but I don't have that app. Does that mean I'm not part
of the network, or do I need to install an app I don't want just to
opt out of a network I don't want?

Andy Burns is helping you, and he knows more than I do, but I don't
understand fully what you're asking - but I think I do the same thing???

I've long ago opted out of any find-my-device mechanism on my Android 13
Galaxy simply because I'm worried about possible privacy implications.

What did I do?
I simply never opted in (as far as I can recall)...

Searching the Samsung Android settings for "Find My" locates a couple of
activities, one is Samsung specific and the other appears to be Android.

Samsung: Find my mobile
Android: Find my device

Neither one of which works on my device.
 <https://i.postimg.cc/25C1Jppb/findmy.jpg>

Hence, since I'm not sure I understand your question, may I ask you...
     
   *Isn't the way to opt out simply to not opt in?*