3 ms·
This is interesting. Why would a location data point created during testing show up in your location history? You should be logged in for google to make it a da
by prteja11 13y ago
This is interesting. Why would a location data point created during testing show up in your location history? You should be logged in for google to make it a data point on your account.
- pitnips 13y agoSimple guess is there's software outside of your google account that tracks the location. Then, once you're google account is assigned to that phone, the google account is mapped to that software and therefore assigned to all of that phone's location history.
- cbhl 13y agoAbout a year ago, Google started having new Nexus devices from the Google Play ship pre-configured to your Google Account before they leave the factory. (It makes the box-opening more magical -- turn it on and GMail works, as opposed to turn it on and then have to type in your email address and password.) So if the new device was one of these, presumably someone or something in China turned it on and did some voodoo magic to pre-install your account on the device before it went into a box to be shipped to you.
- prteja11 13y agoI agree with what you said for Nexus or any other android devices. But OP was talking about iPhones. And that is why it seemed not very plausible.