Google’s Pixel 8 and 8 Pro can now be located even with a dead battery

Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Google’s Pixel 8 series phones can now be located even when they’re powered down or after their batteries have run down. The convenient new capability was announced as part of today’s rollout of the upgraded, more advanced Find My Device network. Google says this offline tracking is made possible by “specialized Pixel hardware” in its latest two phones, and I’ve asked for more details on that.
Hopefully, the company will ex