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From: Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm>
Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android
Subject: Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network"
Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 07:06:56 -0700
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On Wed, 29 May 2024 18:00:19 +0100, Andy Burns wrote:
> 
> Robert Roland wrote:
> 
> > In a system like this, the number of participating devices is
> > critically important, so I doubt you will be allowed to turn it off.
> 
> According to 9to5google, it has three states
> 
> 	Without network:
> 	With network in high-traffic areas only:
> 	With the network in all areas:
> 
> <https://9to5google.com/2024/04/03/android-find-my-device-network-live-early/>
> 
> under
> Settings > Security & privacy > Device finders > Find My Device
> 
> I don't see those choices, but i can do a manual scan for trackers near me,
[end of article missing?]


On my Samsung A54, Android 14, OneUI 6.1, I have

Settings » Security and privacy »  Lost device protection: Allow this 
phone to be found in case it gets lost

Tapping that leads to a complaint "not signed in to Samsung 
account," which is true. I wouldn't create a Microsoft account; why 
would I create a Samsung one?

But I wonder: is Samsung maybe hiding Google's Find to push people 
toward Samsung's? Samsung updates have been coming about once a week 
lately, and who knows what's in them?

BTW, Frank Slootweg posted the answer that fits my phone exactly:
https://www.google.com/android/find/settings/fmdn

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Stan Brown, Tehachapi, California, USA         https://BrownMath.com/
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