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Android 15 could allow devices to be tracked even when switched off (www.androidcentral.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Android 15 is expected to introduce a Powered Off Finder API.
This API will enable compatible devices to be tracked even when switched off.
The feature is expected to be available on the Google Pixel 9 series, and the Pixel 8 series.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Thieves will just dump your phone in a Faraday cage anyway, defeating the purpose.

[–] PineRune 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I didn't think about that. It completely defeats the purpose of geolocation for theft prevention and recovery, and at very little cost and effort to the thief. The amount of effort and technological advancement for something so simple to make it obsolete is almost comical.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

its almost as if thats not the actual motive for manufacturers