I read on another thread that GrapheneOS will not be implementing the offline find my device capability that google is pushing out. I was at first scared of this feature as a massive privacy breach, but I'm also realizing this will be a very useful feature for preserving my family's physical safety and at least for us, the privacy sacrifice might be worth this physical safety benefit. Apple has apparently had this same functionality for awhile too so I'm not really sure why there is more freak out when Google implements it.
When using googles' location tracking in the past, location often didn't update for hours if someone's phone turned off or if they were in a basement etc. I'm also seeing more and more news stories of people tracking stolen property through google's and Apple's device tracking networks.
In lieu of GrapheneOS not supporting the offline find my device functionality, I'm considering purchasing an android equivalent air tags to keep on person instead (we don't own any Apple devices so Air Tags won't work). I understand this goes against many people's anti-Google stance, but my threat model is not very high and Google already knows where I'm going and where I live since I use google maps.
This might also provide an extra benefit of being able to keep location off on my phone most of the time and save battery while not losing the ability to be found.
There are a number of air tag like products out there. Anyone on here have a recommendation? Looking for one that works as intended and with minimal extra privacy baggage, like sending location info to another company in addition to Google.
Also probably a dumb question, but does anyone know if keeping this on me would in any way interfere with my phone's signals or anything? Like if I found a compatible form factor, could I keep one in my phone case or in my wallet?