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Apple’s Find My network now offers new third-party finding experiences

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Re: Apple’s Find My network now offers new third-party finding experiences

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Post by dhritzkiv »

The ability to build on this seems to be limited to those in the MFi certification program. Likely means you can't roll your own, at least until third party chips/components that are certified become available for integrating into small-scale hardware projects.

Still, quite excited for new consumer accessories to support this.

Re: Apple’s Find My network now offers new third-party finding experiences

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Post by floatingatoll »

dhritzkiv wrote: post #2

The ability to build on this seems to be limited to those in the MFi certification program. Likely means you can't roll your own, at least until third party chips/components that are certified become available for integrating into small-scale hardware projects. Still, quite excited for new consumer accessories to support this.

Apple’s guidelines for whether or not you need to join MFi: https://mfi.apple.com/en/faqs.html

To build on this for other than personal use, you would either need to purchase Find My microchips from someone who is in the MFi program, or you would need to join the program yourself if you intend to produce your own microchip implementation of Find My.

For personal use, Apple truly doesn’t care.

Re: Apple’s Find My network now offers new third-party finding experiences

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Post by dhritzkiv »

floatingatoll wrote: post #4
dhritzkiv wrote: post #2

The ability to build on this seems to be limited to those in the MFi certification program. Likely means you can't roll your own, at least until third party chips/components that are certified become available for integrating into small-scale hardware projects. Still, quite excited for new consumer accessories to support this.

Apple’s guidelines for whether or not you need to join MFi: https://mfi.apple.com/en/faqs.html To build on this for other than personal use, you would either need to purchase Find My microchips from someone who is in the MFi program, or you would need to join the program yourself if you intend to produce your own microchip implementation of Find My. For personal use, Apple truly doesn’t care.

Thanks for clarifying. That's good.

Btw, your link didn't work for me, but I was able to find the page here: https://mfi.apple.com/en/faqs.html

Re: Apple’s Find My network now offers new third-party finding experiences

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Post by floatingatoll »

dhritzkiv wrote: post #5
floatingatoll wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Apple’s guidelines for whether or not you need to join MFi: https://mfi.apple.com/en/faqs.html To build on this for other than personal use, you would either need to purchase Find My microchips from someone who is in the MFi program, or you would need to join the program yourself if you intend to produce your own microchip implementation of Find My. For personal use, Apple truly doesn’t care.

Thanks for clarifying. That's good. Btw, your link didn't work for me, but I was able to find the page here: https://mfi.apple.com/en/faqs.html

Fixed

Re: Apple’s Find My network now offers new third-party finding experiences

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Post by fireeyed »

Tsiklon wrote: post #3

This platform expansion looks like it’s laying the groundwork for the launch of Apple’s own long rumoured Tile competitor

This ^. Apple is not doing this out of benevolence. They don't to butt up against EU regulators and US courts. These are what I call "lawyer features"
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