100 sats \ 4 replies \ @anon 9 Apr \ parent \ on: Pixel 8 can be tracked whilst powered off security
If it's based on hardware, would changing the OS make a difference?
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Made a reply of this on Nostr already but this is a Google Play feature that won't work on GrapheneOS. It's just a Android equivalent of Apple's Find My. It uses Bluetooth and it needs to be configured to work like this and also enabled by the OS.
If it's based on hardware, would changing the OS make a difference?
It would make a difference. The Pixels supporting this were released before the feature. It needs to be enabled by the OS. You use software to interact with your hardware all the time and this is no different, if you don't allow it, then it can't do it. A device finder is something a lot of GrapheneOS users seem to request but if that's going to happen it must be an opt-in.
(For some reason I didn't get the @ for this in my notifications... would have replied to this thread faster if I saw this earlier)
cc: @teemupleb
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Was this your nostr reply? https://satellite.earth/thread/note1kdzp5f24dw008rynk3e0je6qhm2qasdny7jwf2wazt2v3uh6gjashstjm6
Thanks for the update and clarifications! Personally, I would not want a device that leaks my physical location.