Additionally, someone else may disable the setting by resetting the device. It allows users to remotely lock, sign out of, and remove the Google account from their device, but these features are only available when the device is connected to the internet Ergo, if a device is remotely wiped, it can no longer be tracked using Find My Device.

In its current state, Find My Device is a service that allows users to track Android and Wear OS devices that are connected to the internet. The present version of the service only allows users to find, lock, sign out, and wipe connected devices that are tied to the same Google account and are online.Īccording to a report by Sammobile, the feature was first mentioned in changelog for Google’s System Update for December 2022, and it states, “Find My Device now supports encrypted last-known-location reports for Android devices, using a new privacy-centric framework.“ Google’s Find My Device service might be ramped up to allow users to follow their Android or WearOS devices even while they are offline.

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