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Re:Google can use Bluetooth to track phones even with Blueto... by tinus_hn on Monday April 13, 2020 @02:08PM (#22858299)
Also airplane mode by default no longer turns off everything. Really annoying.

By the way this is not for ‘Find My’ services because these only work if the device has internet connectivity. The newly announced mesh functionality is not active yet.

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Re:Google can use Bluetooth to track phones even with Blueto... by Tagbert on Monday April 13, 2020 @02:56PM (#22858821)
I think that they realized that many/most of us are using Bluetooth headphones on the plane even in airplane mode. Airlines do allow Bluetooth so no reason to shut it off in airplane mode.
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Re:Google can use Bluetooth to track phones even with Blueto... by tinus_hn on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @07:14AM (#22864636)
This is true but airplane mode used to be ‘all antennas off’. It would be really nice if there were an ‘all antennas off’ mode now that airplane mode means ‘cellular off’.
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