Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network"

Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:

Andrew wrote:
 

   "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"
 
That means, I guess, what we discussed in the past, is that a phone which
is simply indicating that it's off, isn't necessarily off after all.

 
I think the CPU, wifi and 4G/5G radios will be off, but the last thing
the CPU will do is pre-compute the "I'm lost" beacon packets and put the
bluetooth radio into a special mode where it repeatedly transmits them
(maybe at decreasing frequency?)

How does Bluetooth help?  I'm much more likely to lose my phone in the
middle of an empty field than somewhere at home in range of other
Bluetooth devices.

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Chris Green
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