Learn how Google Play services can interact with your nearby devices

Google Play services may periodically interact with nearby devices, sometimes in the background, to help you with security features such as the examples described below:

• Use your phone as a security key when you sign in to another nearby device. 
• Unpair Bluetooth devices from your lost phone with Find My Device.
  • Tip: To manage your Find My Device settings, on your Android device, open Settings  Google  Find My Device. 
• Add a trusted Bluetooth device with Smart Lock to keep your phone unlocked when connected. 
  • Tip: To turn on Smart Lock, on your Android device, open Settings  Security  Smart Lock  Trusted devices. 

Google Play services may periodically scan for nearby devices, in the background, to help you discover and connect to nearby devices. For example, you can:

• Pair your device with Bluetooth accessories through Fast Pair.
  • Tip: To change settings for Fast Pair, on your device, go to Settings Google Devices & sharing Devices.
• Use Quick Share to securely share and receive files from a single user or device, or multiple users or devices at a time.
  • Tip: To change settings for Quick Share, on your Android device, go to Settings Google Devices & sharing Quick Share.
• Find, pair, and stay connected with nearby Wear OS devices.
  • Tip: To manage Wear OS device settings, use the Wear OS companion app.
• Get and record fitness data, like heart rate and running speed, through Google Fit or connected apps from Bluetooth devices.
  • Tip: To manage Google Fit settings, on your Android device, go to Settings Google Settings for Google Apps Google Fit Connected apps and devices.

Google Play services may periodically interact with nearby devices, in the background, to help improve your Chromebook experience. For example, you can:

• Unlock your Chromebook from your phone. Learn how.
• Connect your phone to your Chromebook with Phone Hub and sync features of your mobile device, like notifications, on your Chromebook.
• Create a hotspot from your Chromebook.

How Google handles your information

In order to enable some features, Google Play Services may collect and send some information to Google which may include crash logs and diagnostics information for analytics purposes. Any information that Google collects is handled in accordance with Google's Privacy Policy.