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Google’s Find My Device app can now show the indoor layouts of large buildings

Google has tinkered with its Find My Device app so that it displays indoor maps to show you where you might have dropped your phone inside a large building. It’s the result of years of recording the layouts of complex spaces like department stores, malls, and airports. That way, when you lose your phone, you don’t just see that it’s somewhere in the building you might actually have a clearer idea of exactly where. The new update also includes support for work profiles.

Google doesn’t list out which buildings the new feature applies to, so you’ll have to test it out. And GPS is always a little bit off, so while this might help narrow things down a fair bit, your phone may still not be where you think it is. There’s only so much Find My Device can do to help with that.

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