The Find My Device network is also expanding to two new classes of gadgets: headphones and Bluetooth trackers.
Importantly, Google emphasizes that “the Find My Device network was built with user privacy as a key priority.” To that end, the data used is end-to-end encrypted, “which ensures Google can’t see or use it for any other purposes.” The company says it will detail more of the network’s security and privacy safeguards ahead of launch this summer. If your phone joins the Find My Device network, it will periodically check for nearby devices to help crowdsource the location of any missing devices. This functionality is now set to launch later this summer.Īt Google I/O 2023, the company is finally announcing its (long in development) “Find My Device network,” which massively overhauls the way that lost objects can be found. Just last week, Google and Apple announced a partnership to make Bluetooth trackers and AirTags safer by alerting you to the presence of an unwanted tracker on your person. This can be useful for locating a lost phone, but it doesn’t help much for finding missing earbuds.īeyond that, there’s a vast market of Bluetooth tracker tags, useful for making everyday objects locatable. While Google has long offered the “Find My Device” app, it’s currently only able to roughly locate devices via an internet connection or based on where they were last connected with Bluetooth. Tip: Use these alerts to track when your child leaves or arrives at a location.Google has just publicly unveiled its plans for a “Find My Device network” on Android that can seamlessly locate tracker tags (including Tile products), headphones, and phones. Select the location you want to add a notification to.Turn on Location Accuracy or High Accuracy location mode.Important: To set up a location notification, you must first: You can't create multiple family places for addresses that are too close together.You can't create multiple family places for locations with the same address.You can select Add school or Add home to add known locations easily.Name the new location in the “Location label” text box.Select the correct address from the auto-populated results.Enter a new address into the search box.Turn on Location Accuracy or High Accuracy.At top right, tap More Location settings.
Get the most accurate location of your child’s device Learn more about device location settings. Your child can also use device location to get better info on their phone, like nearby restaurants and local search results.Learn more about Location sharing in Google Maps. When you add parental supervision to your child’s existing Google Account and grant the location sharing permission, your child can use Google Location sharing in Google Maps to share their location with you and other parents in the Family Group.
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