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Yes but apparently other iPhones can also detect it and send the location just like with the AirTag even if the iPhone is turned off. That was a surprise.
by mrtksn 5y ago
Yes but apparently other iPhones can also detect it and send the location just like with the AirTag even if the iPhone is turned off. That was a surprise.
- elzbardico 5y agoThat’s the whole point of the feature: being able to track a phone that has been turned off. If you’re afraid of FBI, CIA or Mossad tracking you with this feature, you can disable this on settings
- mrtksn 5y agoNope, I'm happy to be tracked. I actually enabled Google Maps to track me all the time because I would like to be able to look back at Google Timeline[0] and see where I have been at particular time in the past. Since a few years, I'm in Turkey and I know that in this country the GSM operators track your location constantly and keep the records indefinitely. How do I know that? Well, in Turkey every SIM card is tied to a proven identity(ID scan is required even for pre-paid SIMs) and getting the GSM signal records to prove whereabouts of someone at particular time has become a standard practice on criminal cases. Everyone is well aware of being tracked by the govt. With Apple and Google, I at least get something out of it. [0]: https://timeline.google.com/ https://timeline.google.com/
- avianlyric 5y agoWas the phone actually off or just missing a SIM card?
- fastball 5y agoThe latter. GC is confusing "offline" with "power off".
- mrtksn 5y agoKind of. The feature to join Find My network is there on iOS14 but to be trackable when powered-off apparently works only on iPhone 11 and up on iOS 15. Anything older will support only tracking without a network connection.