Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network"

On 29 May 2024 17:55:05 GMT, Frank Slootweg wrote:

 
Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> wrote:

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?

 
  I got an e-mail (today) from Google, saying the 'feature' will be
turned on in three days and with instructions how to opt out of the
network:
 
<https://www.google.com/android/find/settings/fmdn>

Thanks for that, Frank: it exactly solves my problem.

I haven't received emails, I don't think, but definitely multiple
notifications on the phone for about the last week. The settings
mentioned in your article do exist on my phone. It was set to "with
network in high-traffic areas only" and I changed it to "without
network."

I'm not so much concerned about privacy--that ship has sailed with
Google--but about battery use from being constantly on line. I have
Power Saver selected, but still I'm lucky to go 48 hours without
recharging.

I've bookmarked that link -- it can be handy to find the phone when I
can't remember where in the house I set it down. :-) While I'm moving
house, everything is topsy turvy, and it's easy to lose track of
almost anything temporarily.

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