Find My Device can sometimes be vital for recovering lost or stolen items. But, there is potential abuse by stalkers on the ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

If you have an Android phone or tablet, Google will email you soon - if it hasn’t already - to say your device will automatically beam its location anonymously to strangers’ compatible gadgets nearby.

For years I’ve been fairly envious of the utility of Apple’s AirTag trackers, but I waited in hope for Google to bring the same thing to Android. That finally happened earlier this year, but Google ...

Item trackers for your smartphone are not a new concept, but Apple changed the game with its AirTag by making all of its devices work as a network for finding the tracker. Android finally has that ...

I’ve been testing Chipolo and Pebblebee’s Google-compatible trackers ever since Google first launched its Find My Device network in May 2024. For eight months now, I’ve lugged them around, plus a ...

Google’s long-awaited modernized Find My Device network is finally active in the latest beta of Google Play Services. Despite the service appearing in Play Services, the network is not “on” quite yet.

A few weeks ago, I received two new tracking devices from a popular brand to try out with Google’s new Android Find My Device network. I activated and synchronized both pieces – a keychain tag and a ...

Google confirmed a few days ago that its Find My Device network would go live on Android in a few days. The feature would allow users to harness the massive network of connected Android devices to ...