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Capt'n Butler
Oct 27, 2023, 1:00:04 PM10/27/23
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What does the flashing green circle around a contact's location picture
on Find My mean? The person is using a Verizon iPhone 11. Some say it
means it's a Live View-- but the label says Now-- so that's not right.
Others asy it means the location is determined by WiFi triangulation
rather than GPS.
Who knows?
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on Find My mean? The person is using a Verizon iPhone 11. Some say it
means it's a Live View-- but the label says Now-- so that's not right.
Others asy it means the location is determined by WiFi triangulation
rather than GPS.
Who knows?
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In 1940, males faked their age to enlist in the Army to fight in WWII.
In 2023, males pretend to be females to win at sports.
Alan Browne
Oct 27, 2023, 2:16:47 PM10/27/23
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On 2023-10-27 13:00, Capt'n Butler wrote:
> What does the flashing green circle around a contact's location picture
> on Find My mean? The person is using a Verizon iPhone 11. Some say it
> means it's a Live View-- but the label says Now-- so that's not right.
>
> Others asy it means the location is determined by WiFi triangulation
> rather than GPS.
>
> Who knows?
Flashing means "live" - a very new update.
> What does the flashing green circle around a contact's location picture
> on Find My mean? The person is using a Verizon iPhone 11. Some say it
> means it's a Live View-- but the label says Now-- so that's not right.
>
> Others asy it means the location is determined by WiFi triangulation
> rather than GPS.
>
> Who knows?
If the circle is large, it means low accuracy - probably due to cell
tower trilateration or WiFi proximity w/o GPS.
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Jolly Roger
Oct 27, 2023, 4:36:18 PM10/27/23
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On 2023-10-27, Capt'n Butler <rh...@tara.net> wrote:
> What does the flashing green circle around a contact's location
> picture on Find My mean? The person is using a Verizon iPhone 11. Some
> say it means it's a Live View-- but the label says Now-- so that's not
> right.
It means "now" which also means the location is being updated "live" or
> What does the flashing green circle around a contact's location
> picture on Find My mean? The person is using a Verizon iPhone 11. Some
> say it means it's a Live View-- but the label says Now-- so that's not
> right.
very quickly.
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Jolly Roger
Oct 27, 2023, 4:36:39 PM10/27/23
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On 2023-10-27, Alan Browne <bitb...@blackhole.com> wrote:
> On 2023-10-27 13:00, Capt'n Butler wrote:
>> What does the flashing green circle around a contact's location
>> picture on Find My mean? The person is using a Verizon iPhone 11.
>> Some say it means it's a Live View-- but the label says Now-- so
>> that's not right.
>>
>> Others asy it means the location is determined by WiFi triangulation
>> rather than GPS.
>>
>> Who knows?
>
> Flashing means "live" - a very new update.
>
> If the circle is large, it means low accuracy - probably due to cell
> tower trilateration or WiFi proximity w/o GPS.
Correct.
> On 2023-10-27 13:00, Capt'n Butler wrote:
>> What does the flashing green circle around a contact's location
>> picture on Find My mean? The person is using a Verizon iPhone 11.
>> Some say it means it's a Live View-- but the label says Now-- so
>> that's not right.
>>
>> Others asy it means the location is determined by WiFi triangulation
>> rather than GPS.
>>
>> Who knows?
>
> Flashing means "live" - a very new update.
>
> If the circle is large, it means low accuracy - probably due to cell
> tower trilateration or WiFi proximity w/o GPS.
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