> Turn off Bluetooth and Wifi
> Turn on Airplane Mode
> Decline location-sharing or at the very least restrict it to only when the app is open
These seem obvious but I guess need repeating. The last one is only an option for Android 10+ users which apparently only account for ~25% of Android devices out there. So 75% of Android users can't even do this yet. Not sure about iOS but I know they've had it longer at least.
> Reset you phone’s Advertising ID
This one I personally was not aware of
> Don't use iOS and Android's FindMy or FindMyDevice features
What happens if I lose my phone though? I wonder what the numbers are on people who have successfully retrieved their phone using these compared to people who can see where their phones are but never got it back.
> consider using a trusted VPN provider.
I clicked on their link and just skipped straight to their "Advanced User" recommendation, because this is HN, and they recommend Mullvad. Curious to see what HN users think of that one.
https://gs.statcounter.com/os-version-market-share/android
https://source.android.com/devices/tech/config/tristate-perm...