Enlarge / Pebblebee’s Android trackers. (credit score: Pebblebee)
Will Google ever launch its “Discover My” community? The Android ecosystem was speculated to have its personal model of Apple’s AirTags by now. Google has had a crowd-sourced device-tracking community sitting dormant on three billion Android telephones since December 2022. Companions have been able to go together with Bluetooth tag {hardware} since Could 2023! This was all speculated to launch a yr in the past, however Google has been in a holding sample. The excellent news is we’re lastly seeing some progress after a yr of silence.
The explanation for Google’s prolonged delay is definitely Apple. Every week earlier than Google’s companions introduced their Android community Bluetooth tags, Google and Apple collectively introduced a regular to detect “unknown” Bluetooth trackers and present customers alerts if their cellphone thinks they’re being stalked. Since you possibly can consistently see an AirTag’s location, they can be utilized for stalking by simply covertly slipping one right into a bag or automobile; no one needs that, so everybody’s favourite cell duopoly is teaming up.
Google did its half of this partnership and rolled out AirTag detection in July 2023. On the similar time, Google additionally introduced: “We’ve made the choice to carry the rollout of the Discover My System community till Apple has applied protections for iOS.” Absolutely Apple could be burning the midnight oil to launch iOS Android tag detection as quickly as doable in order that Google may begin competing with AirTags.
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