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Re:Google can use Bluetooth to track phones even with Blueto... by izacus on Monday April 13, 2020 @11:24AM (#22856625)
Some uses I know about:

1.) Indoor location (uses beacons to improve accuracy). This is transparent to app developers which used fused location provider and just results in very accurate locations.

2.) Bluetooth fast pair - https://developers.google.com/nearby/fast-pair/spec This is for feature parity with Apple "magical" AirPod pairing. You open the headphone case and immediately the popup appears asking you to connect them.

3.) Nearby APIs for device-to-device comms without internet https://developers.google.com/nearby

4.) Instant tethering for feature parity with Apple macos + iPhone tethering - https://support.google.com/pixelbook/answer/7504779?hl=en

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Re:Google can use Bluetooth to track phones even with Blueto... by ttty on Monday April 13, 2020 @02:14PM (#22858366)
If I disable Bluetooth I don't expect these features to be working...
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Re:Google can use Bluetooth to track phones even with Blueto... by thefounder on Monday April 13, 2020 @12:48PM (#22857449)
So you disable bluetooth...and then you are expected to pair with bluetooth headphones/airpods or connect to other devices(i.e mac) ?
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