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Re: Find My Device on Android

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Post by lxgr »

accrual wrote: post #60
nikeee wrote: post #56

This is not compatible with AirTags in any way, no? Wouldn't this be a great opportunity for a common standard? Or is there one?

I don't know the answer but I agree this tech should be standardized. Over time there will be a massive network of phones and tags capable of finding each other, but it's silly to bifurcate it such that you might not find your device because nobody on the "correct" network is nearby.

Couldn't agree more – just like it's quite silly to not be able to "AirDrop" a photo to an Android device, even though Bluetooth could do it just fine 20 years ago from a Nokia to an Ericsson or Motorola.

Re: Find My Device on Android

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Post by ClassyJacket »

ganarajpr wrote: post #177

The one thing I want to find is my earpods inside their case. I mean how hard is it to implement this for a company? Take my money please ? Just allow me to find my earpod and its case ?

Yeah, Airpods Pro have this, I'm sure Samsung will follow suit soon

Re: Find My Device on Android

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Post by vineyardmike »

ganarajpr wrote: post #177

The one thing I want to find is my earpods inside their case. I mean how hard is it to implement this for a company? Take my money please ? Just allow me to find my earpod and its case ?

Apple supports this for their (newer?) AirPods. You can find either ear piece, and/or the case.

Re: Find My Device on Android

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Post by hn_throwaway_99 »

ddalex wrote: post #3

I love my Tile(s), but since the AirTag and now Android networks now feature the same capability, I feel their model is dead in the water since they don't own the platform and can't compete on the installed base. They should have sold out (edit: to a mobile platform company, either Google or Apple) while they had the chance.

> I feel their model is dead in the water since they don't own the platform and can't compete on the installed base.

Yeah, this functionality is the ultimate "network effect" model. While my most common use case for Tile is walking around my house with my phone to see where I've misplaced my keys, the other (and more advertised) case is that if I lose my keys while out and about, I can get notified of their location if anyone else with the Tile app installed is near my keys.

The iOS and Android platforms have a huge advantage because they don't depend on having any app installed - that previous sentence just becomes "I can get notified of their location if anyone else with an iOS device (for AirTags) or Android device (for this new functionality) is near my keys." That's huge, because it means there are fewer places that won't have anyone with those phones. And now that Android has this functionality, I see more and more people switching to it from Tile, which means the Tile network will get smaller and be even less useful for the Tile users who remain.

Re: Find My Device on Android

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Post by [deleted] »

vineyardmike wrote: post #183
ganarajpr wrote: post #177

The one thing I want to find is my earpods inside their case. I mean how hard is it to implement this for a company? Take my money please ? Just allow me to find my earpod and its case ?

Apple supports this for their (newer?) AirPods. You can find either ear piece, and/or the case.

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Re: Find My Device on Android

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Post by tjbiddle »

ddalex wrote: post #3

I love my Tile(s), but since the AirTag and now Android networks now feature the same capability, I feel their model is dead in the water since they don't own the platform and can't compete on the installed base. They should have sold out (edit: to a mobile platform company, either Google or Apple) while they had the chance.

Thought the same; finally bought a Tile a few months ago.

Glad I decided to buy only one to test it out rather than go all-in.

Re: Find My Device on Android

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Post by xp84 »

lotsofpulp wrote: post #91
saurik wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's cool! I am looking at this and seeing another issue with AirTag: I actively use the feature on Tile where I can use the Tile on my keychain to find my phone by pushing the button, and I guess AirTags is entirely missing that feature.

You're supposed to use your Apple Watch to find your iPhone.

And if you misplace your Apple Watch®, grab your Apple Vision Pro® to look for the Apple Watch® in Augmented Reality!

Re: Find My Device on Android

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Post by jasonfarnon »

Aerbil313 wrote: post #158
kelnos wrote: post #121

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm all for assuming bad intent when it comes to Google and, but this doesn't really make sense. Google owns the OS; if they want your location, they don't need to care about per-app location permissions.

> Google owns the OS Google is still beholden to consumer privacy laws. I’m sure if you turn off location data in your Google account they won’t track you. The guys in the Room 641A will.

"Google has agreed to pay nearly $392 million in a settlement with 40 states over allegations that the company tracked people through their devices after location tracking had been turned off, a coalition of state prosecutors announced on Monday."

Re: Find My Device on Android

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Post by xp84 »

saurik wrote: post #29
accrual wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Agreed. I bought a couple Tiles before AirTags were available. They worked fine, but AirTags are just better in every way.

AirTags only come in a single size and shape that only makes sense for larger container objects. Tile makes a flat credit-card sized variant that you can slide in your wallet, and the adapters required to put an AirTag on a keychain is pretty ridiculous in comparison to the tiny variants you can get from Tile with a built-in hole for this purpose. (Also: AFAIK the "large"--not really, in comparison to the AirTag + ad…

Insane that this seems to be getting downvoted (I assume? It's faded to light gray) just because you are daring to question the superiority of the Apple Solution.

Re: Find My Device on Android

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Post by Rebelgecko »

causi wrote: post #33
ddalex wrote: post #3

I love my Tile(s), but since the AirTag and now Android networks now feature the same capability, I feel their model is dead in the water since they don't own the platform and can't compete on the installed base. They should have sold out (edit: to a mobile platform company, either Google or Apple) while they had the chance.

As someone who owns about eight of them, I don't see how you could love Tile. They have a ridiculous profit margin and the company likes to engage in asshole practices like making it so getting a notification when you lose connection with a tile is a fucking monthly subscription. Companies that charge for things which cost them literally zero dollars deserve to burn to the ground.

Last time I checked their parent company's financials, they made almost as much revenue from selling to data brokers as they did from hardware sales
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