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Nextgrid on Dec 21, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Query Apple's FindMy network with Python

Does it have any battery impact? I've never tried these always-on location tracking things partly due to (unfounded?) concerns about battery use.

msh on Dec 21, 2024 [–]

its not always on in that way. It will report your location when requested, and optionally just before shutting down.

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