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Re:Unlocking any car from X brand in most of the world by nottorp on Monday November 09, 2026 @07:28AM (#50424682)
> What’s more likely, misplacing your car keys, or misplacing your phone?

Misplacing the phone actually. Car keys are either in someone's pocket/bag (then you talk to whoever used the car last) or in a set place in my home. The phone might be wherever I used it last.

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Re:Unlocking any car from X brand in most of the world by IAmBroom on Monday November 09, 2026 @08:58AM (#50425691)
Google's Find Device and Apple's similar service mean that you can always determine where your cellphone is. If someone sets a bag on top of my keys, or something similar, the only way to find them is to physically search until I luck out and find them.

So, while I misplace my phone more often, I also find it with less difficulty.

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Re:Unlocking any car from X brand in most of the world by everdrive on Monday November 09, 2026 @09:02AM (#50425759)
>Google's Find Device and Apple's similar service mean that you can always determine where your cellphone is.

And so can the police, and so can DHS, and so can ICE, and so can Google ad services, and so can the last 50 highest bidders, and so can ...

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Re:Unlocking any car from X brand in most of the world by nottorp on Monday November 09, 2026 @11:08AM (#50427462)
> Google's Find Device and Apple's similar service mean that you can always determine where your cellphone is.

Hmm? As in which room? What if it accidentally slid under the bed sheets, or someone put a piece of clothing over it? True stories.

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Re:Unlocking any car from X brand in most of the world by prmoustache on Monday November 09, 2026 @06:02PM (#50433583)
Only works if you have an iphone or a google account activated on an android phones.

Doesn't work with anything else.

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