Phones running iOS 17.5 and Android 6.0+ will automatically display 'unknown tracker alerts' if they spot an AirTag or other supported Bluetooth tracker separated from its owner nearby. "If a user ...

Android’s Find My Device network will soon be able to use Bluetooth proximity tracking to leverage billions of Android devices into locating each other. The Find My Device network is also opening up ...

Android is overdue a significant upgrade to the Find My Device network, which would bring Bluetooth proximity tracking and compatibility with third-party Bluetooth trackers. However, this rollout was ...

Android: Bluetooth RSSI or Received Signal Strength Indicator will power the latest API. This feature will help Android devices to calculate the distance between their phone and connected devices.

Apple and Google have announced a standard called ' Nuisance Location Tracker Detection ' to prevent Bluetooth-based lost property trackers like AirTags from being used to stalk people. Apple and ...

Android's Find My Device feature is useful for locating a misplaced location-enabled device. Google has announced that in the summer of 2023, the Find My Device experience will be revamped to show ...

It didn't take following the launch of AirTags for reports of abusive usage to surface online. The most obvious was stalking, but experts also flagged how they are being used for car thefts. To ...

In May 2023, Google and Apple announced they were joining forces to unveil a new specification aimed at enhancing user privacy with Bluetooth-enabled tracking devices. This initiative is designed to ...