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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 19:49:45 +0100
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Chris Green wrote:

> How does Bluetooth help? 

BLE can have quite a range, hundreds of feet, but they system is 
designed around having other people around to do the finding,

> I'm much more likely to lose my phone in the
> middle of an empty field than somewhere at home in range of other
> Bluetooth devices.

bluetooth is your only realistic choice though, it has to be something 
the lost device can transmit, you can receive, and not too much of a 
burden on the batteries ... yo could always go into your field with 
another phone to search for the lost one?