Now the "Find device" function works even when the smartphone is turned off.
The long-known feature of Android gadgets called "Find My Device" ("Find a device") has received a solid improvement in functionality on the latest branded Google smartphones, namely, on the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro.
As the company itself states in the official documentation, now the location of these devices can be detected even when they are turned off or completely discharged.
You can activate this option manually on supported devices by going to Android Settings-Google – All Services-Find Device. The detection itself, according to the company, will only work for a few hours after the smartphone is turned off. Regardless of whether you turned it off yourself, or the device is dead.
Activating this option will probably somehow affect the smartphone's behavior when the power is turned off, causing it to temporarily retain network activity.
Such advanced functionality will be especially useful when a device is stolen, since even if the criminal deliberately turns off the device, you will still be able to track its location. A similar scenario will be extremely useful if the smartphone was discharged to zero and lost. The main thing is to have time to track it while the device is still maintaining network activity.
For the function to work correctly, the Bluetooth and GPS options must also be active when the device is turned off. It is worth noting that the location settings on Pixel devices can not be disabled without first unlocking the smartphone, unlike Bluetooth, which can be turned off at any time.
Of course, such advanced functionality may be perceived with hostility by some skeptics and privacy advocates, because the constant activity of Bluetooth and GPS, which also do not stop working after disconnecting the gadget, can cause considerable concern to fans of foil caps.
However, no one imposes a new feature on the few owners of the latest Pixel, but it is turned on manually and completely voluntarily. Therefore, it is hardly worth worrying about your privacy and security.
The long-known feature of Android gadgets called "Find My Device" ("Find a device") has received a solid improvement in functionality on the latest branded Google smartphones, namely, on the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro.
As the company itself states in the official documentation, now the location of these devices can be detected even when they are turned off or completely discharged.
You can activate this option manually on supported devices by going to Android Settings-Google – All Services-Find Device. The detection itself, according to the company, will only work for a few hours after the smartphone is turned off. Regardless of whether you turned it off yourself, or the device is dead.
Activating this option will probably somehow affect the smartphone's behavior when the power is turned off, causing it to temporarily retain network activity.
Such advanced functionality will be especially useful when a device is stolen, since even if the criminal deliberately turns off the device, you will still be able to track its location. A similar scenario will be extremely useful if the smartphone was discharged to zero and lost. The main thing is to have time to track it while the device is still maintaining network activity.
For the function to work correctly, the Bluetooth and GPS options must also be active when the device is turned off. It is worth noting that the location settings on Pixel devices can not be disabled without first unlocking the smartphone, unlike Bluetooth, which can be turned off at any time.
Of course, such advanced functionality may be perceived with hostility by some skeptics and privacy advocates, because the constant activity of Bluetooth and GPS, which also do not stop working after disconnecting the gadget, can cause considerable concern to fans of foil caps.
However, no one imposes a new feature on the few owners of the latest Pixel, but it is turned on manually and completely voluntarily. Therefore, it is hardly worth worrying about your privacy and security.
