Google, Find My Device plans to expand its location tracking service. According to new information, finding lost Android smartphones and tablets will become easier. They can now be found even when they are turned off or not connected to mobile data/WiFi.
Android 15 adds offline support for Find My Device
Google on May 14 Google I/O 2024 will organize the developer conference. Extended offline device tracking If the feature is Android 15 It is expected to be released with. Code snippets found in the Android Open Source Project showed that Google was testing this feature.
It’s unclear how the Find My Device expansion will work. However, Google’s low-power signal broadcasts even when the phone is turned off. bluetooth signals It is thought that he will use it. Other devices in the Find My Device network will detect these signals and notify the owner of the phone’s last location.
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However, it has been reported that not all models receiving Android 15 will support the offline tracking feature. Some hardware changes are required to enable continuous Bluetooth scanning. In the first stage, this is only With Pixel 9 and Pixel 8 series It means it can be used.
Despite being announced last year, Google has not implemented an expansion of its Find My Device feature to include offline tracking. The reason for this is based on Apple. The company is working on a cross-platform item tracking standard using Bluetooth signals. It is known that Google will integrate this technology directly into Android.
If the timeline holds, this feature will be activated with Android 15. This indicates that it will enter our lives with the Pixel 9 series, which will be released in October.