This approach works in most cases, but Apple’s Find My network takes the extra step of having devices broadcast Bluetooth signals even when they’re offline.

Today, Find My Device requires an internet connection, so a phone must be connected to Wi-Fi or cellular data networks in order to be found.

We’ll try to enable those that are closer to being finished, however, to show you how they’ll look in case that they do ship.

Keep in mind that Google may or may not ever ship these features, and our interpretation of what they are may be imperfect. When we decompile these files (called APKs, in the case of Android apps), we’re able to see various lines of code within that hint at possible future features. The latest beta version of Play services rolled out last evening to reveal that Google is working on a “Find My Device network” capability named “Spot” that leverages your Android phone to locate other devices.Ībout APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store.

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