On May 29, I 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>

And indeed today, I got a notification on my phone that the
functionality is live and enabled (and with a pointer to the settings,
so you can check/change them).

For now, I've kept the 'Find your offline devices' setting set to
'With network in high-traffic areas only'.

(Other settings are 'Off', 'Without network' and 'With network in all
areas'. All with panels which can be opened to see explanations of each
choice.)

On 31 May 2024 15:15:39 GMT, Frank Slootweg wrote:

> It's an alternative for the web-browser. In order to find a device,
> you need 1) *another* device and 2) an 'app' on that device. The 'app'
> is either a general purpose web-browser or the dedicated 'Find My
> Device' app.

Tnx for explaining.

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s|b

Andy Burns wrote:
> This new feature is intended to work with Apple Airtags and those "Tile"
> trackers you can put on your keyring  or in your wallet.
It seems the apple/android interoperability is much less than I'd
thought, the two companies have only co-operated as far as "stalking"
detection is concerned, it won't allow apple things to locate android
things or vice-versa.
Also FMDN won't work with existing Tile devices, they only use other
phones with the Tile app installed.
There are new Chipolo Point devices, and PebbleBee for Android devices
available (be careful to buy the correct models)
<https://chipolo.net/en/products/chipolo-point-bundle>
<https://pebblebee.com/pages/google-find-my-device>
Other manufacturers (Eufy, JioTag) are expected very soon (again, don't
buy current models, they are not compatible) I presume Tile will have
new models too, or they'll die out.