Apple's iOS 17.5 update has finally added support for cross-platform unwanted tracking detection. It notifies users about unwanted trackers irrespective of the platform the tracker is paired with.
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Google is reportedly stretching its Find My Device network outside the US and Canada. Users from Japan and the UK posted on social media that they received the opt-in message to join the network.
Google has upgraded its Find My Device service to support offline tracking of Android devices and Bluetooth accessories. These are the devices compatible with the Find My Device network.
Google is working to bring Find My Device tracking to other Android devices when they have a dead battery or are powered off. The functionality is already available on Google's Pixel 8 series.
Google is officially launching its revamped Find My Device service in the US and Canada. The company says it can help find Android smartphones and other products even if they are offline.
Google's VP of engineering notes the Find My Device network rollout is on hold until the joint unwanted tracker alert specification has been implemented by Apple on iOS by the end of this year.
Google has announced that it will add a way for Android phones, headphones, and tracker tags to be found even if they are offline by using their proximity to other Bluetooth devices.
Microsoft has updated its Surface app on Windows 11 and 10, adding a host of new features. It brings support for maps to help you find your device. It has other important capabilities in tow too.
Google may be working on its own version of Apple's Find My network to let an Android device locate other Android phones through crowdsourcing that leverages the Google Play Services.
Today, Microsoft released a new build of Windows 10 for those on the Fast ring. Build 17115 will include a new privacy screen settings menu, adding settings for Inking & Typing and Find my device.
Google introduced the Android Device Manager in 2013. Now, the company is updating it with a new name, 'Find My Device', and making it part of the new Google Play Protect tools it announced this week.