Also, the phone must be turned on and connected to a Google account. The Find My Device feature requires two things to be enabled: the feature itself (of course) and Google’s location services. If you have an Android phone, you can use the Find My Device feature to (hopefully) find your phone again. Phones have become such an important part of our daily lives that it can be instantly traumatic if you suddenly can’t find your phone, whether you left it in a taxi, accidentally fell out of your pocket, or lost it under your bed. What do you think about the Find My Device network coming to Android? Tell us in the comments below.Check How to Find your Android phone with Google’s Find My Device Although it would really suck if only Android 12 devices would support it, which would be a handful of devices at launch. Moreover, we don’t know if this would go live as an app update or as a feature update with the newly announced Android 12.
We don’t know when this feature will actually go live. It doesn’t have crowdsourced encrypted data like the Apple devices.Īlso Read: Don't Panic! Here's What You Should Do Before & After You Lose Your Precious SmartphoneĪnd since proportionally, there are so many Android phones in the world, the network could easily and accurately help to locate a lost or stolen device. However, it only works if the device is online. In case you were wondering that Android already has a Find My Device feature, and you’re right. The strings describe ‘Find My Device Network’ as a service that “allows your phone to help locate your and other people’s devices.” People at XDA Developers have deciphered some strings in the most recent Google Play Services Beta that hint Android might be getting its own 'Find My' network. And now it seems like Google is bringing this feature to Android.Īlso Read: Apple Shows Off AirTag: Coin-Sized Item Tracker For ₹3000 A Piece
I t uses Bluetooth wireless technology to detect missing devices nearby, creating a mesh network of sorts, using just the iPhones and reporting their approximate location back to the owner.Įven if the phone isn’t connected to the internet, the device’s Bluetooth connects with other iPhones in the vicinity that update the lost device’s location. In case you didn’t know Apple’s Find My network is a community of Apple devices that allow a lost or stolen Apple device to be tracked and located in real-time, even if the device is offline.
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