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From: Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android
Subject: Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network"
Date: 29 May 2024 17:55:05 GMT
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Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> 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.
> 
> 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 got an e-mail (today) from Google, saying the 'feature' will be
turned on in three days and with instructions how to opt out of the
network:

<https://www.google.com/android/find/settings/fmdn>