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I’ve tested trackers using Google’s Find My Device network – are they ready to take on Apple’s AirTag?
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I’ve tested trackers using Google’s Find My Device network – are they ready to take on Apple’s AirTag?

If it weren’t for the pack of AirTags I picked up during the holiday sale, I would have left the Apple ecosystem long ago. Ever since Apple introduced its in-house tracker, I’ve been addicted to keeping tabs on my belongings through my phone, whether it’s watching my suitcases whiz past airport check-in or making sure I never lose my keys. Life without AirTags became unimaginable, as compelling as the latest Android phones were. But Google finally filled that glaring gap in its mobile ecosystem earlier this year by launching its own Find My Device network.

Google has always offered a way to find lost Android devices, but now it’s expanded the service to support AirTag-like Bluetooth trackers, which works similarly to Apple’s Find My platform. Google’s Find My Device network uses encrypted signals from over a billion Android devices to track a lost item, no matter where in the world it is. Once you lose an accessory, it looks for a nearby Android phone or tablet to attach to, broadcasting its whereabouts to the network, which will then notify you.

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