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

submitted 9 months ago by askat to c/android

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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] 23 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Man. I really need Pine, Ubuntu Touch, or one of the other alt systems to accelerate and release a phone that's usable as a daily driver. The dystopia is getting increasingly difficult to avoid.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

On one hand: It'd be nice to be able to locate my phone if I lose it and it shuts off.

On the other hand: I only want me to be able to track it; not Google or any of their associates.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

That's so true of so many technologies. Google Maps history, gmail, search history.... nearly everything would be great to have if only I had access to it.