As usual, Apple can take existing technology or features and make it sound like the most innovating thing that rivals will then start copying. Although the ability to find trackers using other people’s devices nearby have long been used by people like tiles, Apple airtags and an improved appearance of my network is not surprising to collect more attention, good and bad. Apart from that context, it seems that Google will also follow Apple’s footsteps and increase it finding my device’s network to change every Android device nearby to your lost homing flare.
Find my device actually not new, but, like the previous Apple version, it has a very limited scope and functionality. In particular, it can only find a device that goes into a Google account, which limits it to a cellphone, tablet, and chromebook, among others. It also only works if the lost device has an internet connection; If not, the location information can be stale.
XDA found that Google Play Services APK hides text that suggests an important increase in a framework. It refers to the option to allow your mobile to help find other people’s devices, which is the same crowdsourced system used by tiles and Apple.
Even though it’s not a new technology, this crowdsourced find the device I might take a different round when Google does it. The company is not really famous for its privacy practices, and this location-based system will most likely raise not a few red flags between advocates of privacy. The latest expose accuses Google continues to track the user’s location even after they choose it.
It’s too early to assess such features that haven’t even been recognized, but privacy-minded users might want to keep an eye on their coming. The present invention also increases the possibility that Google will launch its own tracker, which might stir the Nest of Hornet’s privacy.
