GC Daily: Now You Can Find Your Pixel Device even when it’s Switched Off

Joel Joseph — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 05:57:28 +0000

Android users have something to celebrate, as Google has finally announced an update to the Find My Device network. Now you can track your lost Android smartphones even without internet access, all thanks to the help of nearby Bluetooth devices. This works much like Apple’s Find My service.

What’s more interesting is that in the case of select smartphones like the Pixel series, you can find the device even when the phone is turned off or the battery is dead!

Pixel fans have yet another exciting piece of news: we recently found the first mention of the Pixel 9 series inside the latest Google app version.

Since we are talking about finding lost phones, how about finding a Galaxy S24 Ultra that fell during a skydiving session?

Frank Carballido accidentally dropped his Galaxy S24 Ultra while skydiving, falling down nearly 1200 feet. But what surprised him was how the phone not only was transmitting a signal after the fall, but also survived relatively well.

Another interesting update from yesterday was the new Fairphone TWS earbuds. Unlike your regular TWS, these can be repaired if something goes wrong or if the battery onboard loses capacity. Battery degradation has been one of the biggest reasons for TWS like AirPods being discarded. But if you can replace the battery on your TWS, you are likely to be able to use the earbuds for a very long time.

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It also looks like the next Apple Watch could get a significant update in terms of battery life. The Watch Series 10 will reportedly use an upgraded OLED display with low-temperature polycrystalline oxide (LTPO) thin-film transistor (TFT) technology. This should ensure that the new model comes with a much better battery life.

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