I saw this on infinity for Reddit earlier, I don’t know if there’s a workaround for this or not.

  • The Doctor
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    38 months ago

    That is why we took our time when designing the new Find My Device, which uses a crowdsourced device-locating network to help you find your lost or misplaced devices and belongings quickly – even when they’re offline.

    • LaggyKar
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      98 months ago

      That doesn’t say that. Although the article linked from there does, for Pixels.

      And 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.

        • @YerbaYerba@lemm.ee
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          I suspect it still draws battery power, but extremely small amounts. Few mah left in the battery could power a BLE beacon for weeks. There would be some limit to this as draining the lithium battery too deeply will damage it.

        • lemmyvore
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          58 months ago

          Not necessarily, there are lots of completely passive beacon technologies. I seem to remember reading a few years ago about beacons powered by Wifi signals.

          Obviously you also need other phones to be able to pick up those signals so it might take until phones with Android 15 become commonplace which might take a while. But it’s definitely doable.