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From: Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk>
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Subject: Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network"
Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 16:02:58 +0100
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Stan Brown wrote:

> I'm surprised I haven't seen anything about this here. I've been
> googling (!) for a way to opt out of using my bandwidth and my
> battery to be part of this network.

Is it actually live yet?

> Everything I could find told me to make settings changes in the Find
> My Device app, but I don't have that app. Does that mean I'm not part
> of the network, or do I need to install an app I don't want just to
> opt out of a network I don't want?

I've had the Find My Device app installed for years (before the recent 
capabilities)

The settings within the app only control whether my device(s) can be 
found, not whether they participate in finding anyone else's devices.

Turn off bluetooth?