Recently, Google has changed the legacy “Find your phone” method that some Android owners have used to ring their lost or misplaced phone. In short, people should now use the new Find Hub experience.
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As announced at The Android Show: I/O Edition last week, Google is more widely rolling out the “Find Hub” update that rebrands “Find My Device.”
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The “Find My Device” network has suffered from bad branding long enough. That’s why I was glad to see the transition over to “Find Hub” this week, but I think Google still has one more pillar to take care of, and that’s offering better AirTag competitors for Android users.
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One of the biggest downsides of Android’s Find My Device network – now called the “Find Hub” – was a lack of UWB (ultra-wideband) support for easily finding nearby trackers. Now, that’s finally about to be available, and Google is also teasing luggage and airline integration too.
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After a rocky launch last year, the Google Find My Device app is getting rebranded to “Find Hub” and is bringing with it a number of new features, including built-in luggage finding.
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Google’s Find My Device network for Android started off slow, to say the least, but has been steadily improving. Now, we’ve finally got some numbers to back up those improvements, as Google has confirmed that the Find My Device network is 4x faster at finding items, and that “more” users have been changing the default privacy settings.
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Following the introduction of its new “Pop” trackers, Chipolo has pulled the plug on its “Point” lineup of trackers that launched for Android’s Find My Device network.
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The remote tracker industry is filled with options that cater to a couple of known networks, but not many offer compatibility with both Android and Apple’s finder networks. The Chipolo POP is a new tacker that works on the Apple Find My network and Android’s Find My Device network, and it comes in a variety of non-boring colors.
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Find My Device’s offline tracking only works when a lot of people have the right settings, but Google initially rolled the feature out with the worst settings possible, essentially making the network worthless. On a personal and privacy level, do you actually care whether or not your device is used to locate other offline devices with Find My Device, and what setting do you use?
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Launched to the public in 2024, the “Find My Device” network leverages billions of Android smartphones to find your devices, and also AirTag-like trackers. Here’s a list of trackers that are available for Andorid.
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Trackers for Android’s Find My Device network are readily available nowadays, but they aren’t particularly cheap. Right now, though, you can get a tracker for Android’s Find My Device network for a mere $15, around 50% off of the usual cost.
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There aren’t many trackers for Android’s Find My Device network, and most of the ones that are on the market aren’t exactly cheap. A new option, the “MiTag,” has recently surfaced, though, which costs under $20.
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Following the announcement at the start of this month, Google today has more widely rolled out the big Find My Device update that adds location sharing with “People.”
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A new update to the Find My Device app has landed, bringing with it a new two-tab UI and support for location sharing, as well as improvements to existing device and tracker functionality such as better location previews.
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Alongside the Pixel (Feature) Drop today, Google is announcing the latest Android features for Spring/March 2025, with Find My Device ‘People’ sharing and Android Auto games leading the way.
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Google’s Find My Device network hasn’t seen much in terms of new hardware, but a clever new tracker, the “PhotoTag,” is on its way with a built-in e-ink display and more.
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Google might be working on a Find My Device app for Wear OS as revealed months ago in the Pixel Watch 3’s intro video.
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It’s been almost a year since Eufy committed to releasing versions of its SmartTrack trackers for Android’s Find My Device network, but they’re still not here. Now, Eufy is providing an update, saying that “testing is ongoing” for its Find My Device trackers and promising further updates next month.
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Last year, Eufy announced plans to launch its SmartTrack item trackers for Android’s Find My Device network, but the company quietly seems to have scrapped those plans.
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Alongside the launch of it new “Link” lost item system, Pebblebee is also announcing plans at CES 2025 to bring Android’s Find My Device network to more items by embedding trackers directly into things such as a bike or a golf club.
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The Find My Device network was full of promise, but Android’s alternative to the tech behind Apple’s AirTag launched to a rough start in 2024. Over time, though, it seems to finally be getting better. Are you actually using it?
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Android’s Find My Device network might not be as useful as it should be, but it can still be a handy tool for tracking down lost items. If you’re looking to pick up a Find My Device tracker for your Android device, the Pebblebee Clip is seeing its biggest discount to date.
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In setting up Find My Device trackers, I just used Google’s app. However, to update firmware, you will need to download the manufacturer’s companion Android app, which is the case with Pebblebee trackers today.
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The latest Find My Device app update has added the long-awaited biometric login ability to the device tracking system.
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