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From: Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm>
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Subject: Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network"
Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 07:02:43 -0700
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On 29 May 2024 17:55:05 GMT, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> 
> 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>

Thanks for that, Frank: it exactly solves my problem.

I haven't received emails, I don't think, but definitely multiple 
notifications on the phone for about the last week. The settings 
mentioned in your article do exist on my phone. It was set to "with 
network in high-traffic areas only" and I changed it to "without 
network."

I'm not so much concerned about privacy--that ship has sailed with 
Google--but about battery use from being constantly on line. I have 
Power Saver selected, but still I'm lucky to go 48 hours without 
recharging.

I've bookmarked that link -- it can be handy to find the phone when I 
can't remember where in the house I set it down. :-) While I'm moving 
house, everything is topsy turvy, and it's easy to lose track of 
almost anything temporarily.

-- 
Stan Brown, Tehachapi, California, USA         https://BrownMath.com/
Shikata ga nai...