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From: Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk>
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Subject: Re: Google's "Find My Debvice Network"
Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 00:00:32 +0100
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Andrew wrote:

>    "thanks to specialized Pixel hardware, Pixel 8 and 8 Pro owners
>     will also be able to find their devices if they're powered off
>     or the battery is dead"
> 
> That means, I guess, what we discussed in the past, is that a phone which
> is simply indicating that it's off, isn't necessarily off after all.

I think the CPU, wifi and 4G/5G radios will be off, but the last thing 
the CPU will do is pre-compute the "I'm lost" beacon packets and put the 
bluetooth radio into a special mode where it repeatedly transmits them 
(maybe at decreasing frequency?)