Google uses your location, microphone, bluetooth, speaker, and Wi-Fi information when you search for nearby players . Any other player who is searching for nearby players of the same game can find you. Learn more about how Nearby accesses players near by .
Nearby Players may temporarily turn on the following technologies (even if they are turned off) to broadcast and detect presence information:
- Audio: Nearby Players may cause your device to emit an audio token to broadcast presence information and/or turn on your device's microphone to detect this token. Your device may record a short buffer of ambient audio as well. Audio won't be sent to Google's servers; the token detection occurs on your device. You should not use Nearby Players in any situation where recording audio is prohibited.
- Bluetooth (including Bluetooth Low Energy): Nearby Players may use your device's Bluetooth information to broadcast a unique token and/or to scan for nearby devices to detect this token and/or other Bluetooth devices. It may:
- temporarily turn on your Bluetooth, even if you have it off.
- temporarily change your device's Bluetooth name.
- scan for nearby access points and send scan information to Google.
- Wi-Fi (including Wi-Fi Direct): Nearby Players may use your device's Wi-Fi information to broadcast a unique token and/or to scan for nearby devices to detect this token and/or other Wi-Fi devices. It may:
- temporarily turn on your Wi-Fi, even if you have it off.
- temporarily change your device's network (SSID) name (Wi-Fi Direct and/or portable Wi-Fi hotspot/tethering access point).
- scan for nearby access points and send scan information to Google.
