OnePlus 13 with OxygenOS 15 could support powered-off Find My Device tracking

Google introduced the Find My Device network in April of this year, allowing you to track your smartphone even when it's turned off. The Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 9 series are among the first to get it, and now, it seems the feature will be making its way to OxygenOS 15.

With the beta installed, the power menu of the OnePlus 12 shows that the phone can be tracked with Find My Device even when it's turned off. As for how it works, it becomes possible when the phone's hardware does not cut off power to the Bluetooth chip if it's turned off, something that's not available on most Android phones.

When receiving power, the Bluetooth chip can broadcast data to nearby devices, and the phones receiving it can identify it and relay it to Google. Now, as the OnePlus 12 has received it with the OxygenOS 15 beta, it should be available on the global version of the OnePlus 13.

For reference, the OnePlus 13, which is currently only official in China, runs on ColorOS 15. While ColorOS and OxygenOS are said to share the same codebase, ColorOS users have yet to report the Find My Device network feature.

It's also worth noting that the OnePlus 12 doesn't have official support for Find My Device powered-off tracking, and it's because the phone is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. So, while the OxygenOS 15 beta brings software support, the last-gen flagship does not have hardware support (12/256 GB curr.  $649.99 on Amazon).

The OnePlus 13, on the other hand, is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite, and it has the FastConnect 7900 connectivity subsystem. This brings hardware support for powered-off Find My Device support. As for whether the other devices powered by the same SoC will get, Qualcomm says that "like any other feature it's up to OEMs to implement and use it."