Google has already announced that it was behind the launch of its own AirTag for Android and we also have a series of apps available that alert us if such a tracker has been placed in the bag or an object. Now Apple and Google have developed new technology to alert when a third-party tracker is near.
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Unite our forces in the face of a possible threat
AirTags, being a high value tracking device, have been used by many to follow others without their consent. In fact, Apple has launched an application for Android so that users of this operating system can find out if someone has attached an AirTag to follow them.
If you have an iPhone, the same phone warns you if there is an AirTag nearby, but the problem arises when we are dealing with an Android mobile or another type of tracker that cannot be identified Whatever sort of.
Even the iPhone itself does not have the necessary function to know if a third-party tracker has been located nearby, as they can be the same as the tile
The new technology jointly developed by Google and Apple arrives for exceed these limits and thus create specifications for the industry in order to fight against the use of this type of tracking device.
Coming soon to your Android or iPhone
The specification created by the two technologies, according to 9to5Mac, was submitted via Internet-Draft through the Internet Engineering Task Force. This technology will enable Bluetooth tracking devices to support unauthorized detection of tracking and sending alerts
Other big tech companies have also joined, such as Samsung, Tile, Chipolo, Eufy and Pebblebeeat least they have shown interest in supporting this technology.
This proposal from the two companies already has an implementation date for end of 2023 and it will be the next versions of iOS and Android that will be compatible with alerts and detection of bad tracking by these tracking devices.
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