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    People tracking a Meshtastic radio can't tell when its position is old.

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    When a node's phone-supplied position has not been updated for a set time, it marks the position as last known with its age, and the app shows ‘last known, X minutes ago’. Checked by disconnecting the phone and watching the flag appear.

    Proof1 source · 3 quoted claims · github.com/meshtastic · Oct 2025

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