Find My Device’s offline tracking only works when a lot of people have the right settings, but Google initially rolled the feature out with the worst settings possible, essentially making the network ...

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Google's Find Hub rebrand now lives in Android Settings under Security & privacy > Device finders. The old toggle’s new name, "Allow device to be located," signals the bigger picture: it’s not just ...

The best source for Android OS news. Co-host on the Android Faithful podcast. If you lose your Android phone, the Find My Device service can show its last known location, which was reported either by ...

Following the announcement at the start of this month, Google today has more widely rolled out the big Find My Device update that adds location sharing with “People.” This update starts in the ...

Losing your phone can leave you in panic mode, especially when the battery dies. The good news is that both Apple and Android offer built-in tools that help you track a missing device even when it is ...

Like the Pixel 8 series, Google has equipped the Pixel 9 series with specialized hardware that lets Android’s Find My Device network locate the devices even if they’re powered off. The feature is ...