Google this week revealed its Find My Device network for Android devices, copying Apple’s Find My network which is used to locate Apple devices with precision and launched on September 19, 2019.
Like Apple Find My, the Android Find My Device network is able to use the millions of Android devices (running Android 9 or later) out in the wild to track down lost, stolen, and missing Android products. A lost Android smartphone is able to ping nearby Android devices using Bluetooth, relaying location information back to the owner.
Because the network uses Bluetooth, it works even when Android devices are offline and do not have a cellular or Wi-Fi connection. Some devices, such as the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, will be locatable even when powered off or when the battery is dead. Find My offers the same feature set for iPhones.
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MacDailyNews Take: After knocking off Apple’s iPhone itself, derivative Google launching a wannabe Find My is small potatoes.
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Not a fair statement. Apple has been working collaboratively with google to bring this functionality to android phones. Please, note, I am a die hard apple fan hands down but these undiagnosed comments is just not right. Editors must do your research. Google bad….in some ways…..Apple good….for now.
Actual timeline:
September 19, 2019: Apple launches “Find My” which uses which uses millions of Apple devices as a crowdsourced network to find devices.
May 2, 2023: Apple and Google announce they’ll work together to curb unwanted tracking of people by Bluetooth devices
April 8, 2024: Google launches derivative “Find My Device” network which copies Apple by using million of Android devices as a crowdsourced network to find devices.
Google sucks and so does Android!
So do you and any of your creations