Android's AirTag alternatives FINALLY coming! 5 things you NEED to know

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Almost a year after they were first announced, Android's true AirTag alternatives are finally hitting the market in late May. These Find My Device-powered Bluetooth trackers promise a wide lost-and-found network plus excellent and consistent features, no matter which brand you get. Check out our website for even more details: andauth.co/FindMyDevice
00:00 Intro
00:19 New Chipolo and Pebblebee trackers
01:34 Google's Find My Device network
03:24 All tracker features
04:21 Unknown tracker alerts
05:37 Price and availability
06:12 Conclusion
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@AndroidAuthority 2 ай бұрын

Hey! Just a quick correction that the Find My Device network is opt-out, not opt-in!

@leexgx 2 ай бұрын

Witch is good (or bad depending what side your in) as it will function same as apple find my network where it's default enabled at sign in with iCloud what I am Interested in will Google use imprecise finding like Samsung does for non UWB tracking as non of the Google trackers have UWB (samsung uses Bluetooth power level meter bar so you can roughly work out if your closer or further away once within 50-30 meters) guess I find out at the end of may samsung seems to be opt out by default of the Samsung find my network (it pops up after 12hours to 2 days asking to enable it on a new configured phone) so even if there is a Samsung phone nearby high chance the popup was dismissed witch keeps the offline finding Network on that phone disabled witch is unfortunate as this may limit the network to technically inclined users (less then 2-3%) who would have gone out of there way to enable it because other 90% won't even read it they just dismiss it (the offline enable popup box only shows once after that you have to open the settings > security > lost device protection > enable offline find switch).

@kasparsfriss4769 2 күн бұрын

0:18

@kasparsfriss4769 2 күн бұрын

0:32

@_Jamie_ 2 ай бұрын

Non replaceable/chargeable batteries should never have been allowed in devices like these. Criminal.

@hpgramani 2 ай бұрын

How about user replaceable but chargeable battery like it used to there in smartphones before

@leexgx 2 ай бұрын

@@hpgramanithey are way too thin to do that, it should have two metal connection so that you can charge the battery up or do want pebble card does and have the induction loop so you can charge it using one of the QI wireless chargers Other could have just used a 3 pin to charge with magnet on the plug

@cadenchurchill4296 2 ай бұрын

I can’t believe that Apple actually gave the AirTags replaceable batteries.

@cooliipie 2 ай бұрын

Use the Samsung one

@mukil_saravanan 2 ай бұрын

And they remove charging adapters in the box and talk about sustainability

@BrendenPragasam 2 ай бұрын

Finally. Been using tile for years and while tile has its perks, I've been waiting for something that really integrates into a modern ecosystem

@barane2k 2 ай бұрын

Same here. I have two Tiles for tracking my two checked bags when I carry oversized luggage on long range buses, train or flights. I would love google to make their own and would buy 4 of these in an instant if that was the case.

@sercan272727 2 ай бұрын

Totally read that as chipotle

@prlito9mm 2 ай бұрын

Can't wait for the reviews of the trackers in late May and would love a comparison of all of the companies trackers!

@RitaElKhoury-AA 2 ай бұрын

Definitely looking forward to testing them and comparing them 🤓

@prlito9mm 2 ай бұрын

@@RitaElKhoury-AA Appreciate the response do I just keep tabs on the AA page for updates? 😊

@AndroidAuthority 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, we should have hands-on and testing here on the channel and on the website around late May, if these ship on time :)

@pankajverma272 7 күн бұрын

@@AndroidAuthority Just make sure to not leave out Samsung's Smarttag 2. I think its better to note that "Android's answer to apple AirTags has happened even before AirTag came out, proprietary just like apple's implementation. Now it comes to everyone"

@licanueto 2 ай бұрын

really hope to see Samsung and Tile join forces with this new android based system

@krns1617 2 ай бұрын

They won‘t, especially Samsung with their exclusive crap. Well, it will be great to get rid finally of my Samsung Smartphone…

@MrUser999999 Ай бұрын

To be fair, samsung has been more cooperative lately. Galaxy watches now use wear os, galaxy phones now use Google messages, they use Gemini for ai feature. They would gain more customers if they used the android find my network given samsung is know brand compared to the coming third party apps.

@licanueto Ай бұрын

yeah, also not long ago they did it with the quick share feature

@Peterstarzynskitech 2 ай бұрын

It's good to see that a brand is gonna start working a cross all androids and apps.

@therealbobafett 2 ай бұрын

I like Peeblebee I just wish their trackers had UWB support. Hopefully Samsung rolls out an update to support the find my device network in the future. Google releasing a first party tracker would be cool too

@Dubai892JK 2 ай бұрын

Good topic, keep us updated with more news and tests regarding these tracking products.

@AndroidAuthority 2 ай бұрын

Will do!

@rossfripp4503 15 күн бұрын

The only issue with the "unknown tracker following you" feature is that if, for example, I leave one of these in my car as a tracker, or someone steals my wallet with one in it, they may then realise that they're being tracked, which kinda defeats the point a little. I understand why they've done it though.

@JohanKesti 12 күн бұрын

Yep, the same with putting a tracker to your bike in case it is stolen.

@earthling_parth Күн бұрын

I'm eagerly waiting for a review. Hope it comes out soon enough

@FredrikTornkvist 2 ай бұрын

Sound too good to be true! Can't wait!!

@internetcarson 2 ай бұрын

UWB directional finding?

@RitaElKhoury-AA 2 ай бұрын

The current models from Chipolo and Pebblebee don't have that. Really hoping future tags from eufy, Jio, Motorola, (and maybe Google? There have been rumors for years!) add UWB.

@leexgx Ай бұрын

It uses same imprecise finding that Samsung uses (uses Bluetooth power signal level to tell you if your closer or further away) Samsung still has advantages over apple and Google as it has 7 day history of where the smarttag has been witch is usefully for finding tag if it was stolen (as it could be hours after when you noticed it missing) so you can see where it has been (apple and Google only shows you it's last reported location so you have to be looking at the map every 5-15 minutes to see if it moves) Airtag+smarttag 2+Pebblebee tag gives you good coverage to find your stuff if your not an iPhone user then I guess you could skip on airtag, but if you own samsung phone you have access to Samsung and Google find my offline network on one device (so have 7 day history + previously reported location)

@barryhodgetts5918 2 ай бұрын

Will Android have the precision Tracking feature which works on the iPhones with the Ultra-Wideband chip?

@RitaElKhoury-AA 2 ай бұрын

The Pixel 8 Pro has UWB, so does the Pixel Tablet iirc. But these trackers don't. Maybe when Google releases its own built tracker, it'll have UWB. Or maybe the later trackers coming at the end of the year from Jio, Motorola, or eufy will.

@SzeptyTechniki 2 ай бұрын

Great. On the other side - the thief that stole your item will be notified when he is travelling with your things.

@radomu1 2 ай бұрын

If that thief has even half a brain cell, he would remove the tracker from your things asap before moving around with it.

@SzeptyTechniki 2 ай бұрын

@@radomu1 and our task is to hide this tracker as good as we can. That would be totally no brainer move to attach tracker in the way that anybody can see it.

@radomu1 2 ай бұрын

@@SzeptyTechniki A bit difficult if it's like a fob for your keys or something small like a wallet... Maybe it might work for an expensive handbag that has, like, a secret pocket that is virtually undetectable unless you take apart the bag.

@SzeptyTechniki 2 ай бұрын

@@radomu1 well to be honest I was thinking more like a bicycle, handbag, backpack etc.

@radomu1 2 ай бұрын

@@SzeptyTechniki Using it for a bicycle is a good idea, actually. Those get stolen all the time! Maybe like a secret pocket somewhere, like under the basked.

@bfg5244 2 күн бұрын

I wonder if old Android phones would receive an update to participate in Find-My-Device network

@Daniel-gl3si 2 ай бұрын

Initial launch in US and Canada So the example with luggage in Peru won't work from the start Hope Google is going to roll this out in the EU soon.

@RitaElKhoury-AA 2 ай бұрын

They told us that they hope to finish the worldwide rollout in a few months. So crossing fingers for that.

@Y0SH1zzzz 2 ай бұрын

Little rip if I get my trackers here in Sweden and then they don't work for months lol@@RitaElKhoury-AA

@viv12348 Ай бұрын

Really need that. Also hope that google find my device app will support the uwb functionality, if not then no company will be able to feature that...also i thought that the unknown tracker thing will mean that all phones (apple or google) will trigger the updating of tracker location, but it seems that it will only notify the phone about a tracker nearby... that's a shame

@photelegy 2 ай бұрын

Does one of them also use UWB for directional search or at least signal strength to approximate the distance?

@RitaElKhoury-AA 2 ай бұрын

No UWB on any of these models yet, we asked. I'm holding out hope that Google's own tracker, if it's ever released, will have it. Or maybe the upcoming trackers from eufy, Jio, or Motorola.

@tuazoncjtech 2 ай бұрын

I hope they sell in the Philippines or at least local brands here make their own versions

@diuran1919 2 ай бұрын

we need compare all of them

@ac11dc110 Ай бұрын

it's already available on Amazon

@jonnyl2001 Ай бұрын

I wish Android/Apple would make it so the find feature uses phones across both platforms. Clearly they can do this if you can see any unit not associated with your devices.

@rossniem 2 ай бұрын

Great video, hopefully Google releases their version this year

@Alexi-Raener93 23 күн бұрын

Very informative video

@thumbtak123 2 ай бұрын

Havn't they been around for many years? I have had one for years for my wallet and my keys. Both are rechargeable.

@RitaElKhoury-AA 2 ай бұрын

01:34

@EseJandro 2 ай бұрын

Will it use Android auto as part of the network?

@RitaElKhoury-AA 2 ай бұрын

Nothing about Android Auto now.

@shaggytoph 25 күн бұрын

But wait I'm new into all of this kind of stuff, in my region people tend to use android phones only & I was completely unaware of this Apple product. I don't understand them correctly. Is it possible someone can try to steal my car attaching this product to it & coming to my house while I'm sleeping? or maybe they drop it into my bag and track how I move? stuff like that? that's why Apple + Google had to make the "unknown device alert" ? But doesn't that notify someone stealing you, that the bag he just stole has an airtag in it? I watched another video that said the device starts to ring automatically after some days separated from the original user, does that still happen? what if I use it on my cat, he's lost for days and has this continuously sounding in its collar?

@tommyIT 18 күн бұрын

as far as i know it should exactly work like this. The unknown device alert does start after a specific time when it can't get signal of your phone, so that other people can't easily find trackers as soon as they steal something

@anardomcbean9988 2 ай бұрын

I like her

@kerrylawley 18 күн бұрын

Senior editor.....wow......DEI is working well for you......or is it ESG?

@waggermama 2 ай бұрын

Don’t eufy tags work with android?

@RitaElKhoury-AA 2 ай бұрын

Addressed that exact question at 01:34 :)

@Torgrim5958 20 күн бұрын

Want to track my electric scooter if it is stolen. I guess that unknown tracker feature ruins that?

@carlodimaandal 2 ай бұрын

Any other companies offering this?

@RitaElKhoury-AA 2 ай бұрын

Google says Jio, Motorola, and Eufy will have their own tags too before the end of the year.

@adavidtoremember Ай бұрын

The only problem I have with these is that I work with a group of people at my work and 1 guy has an airtag in his wallet so whenever we move from work site to shop or shop to different work site my phone thinks theres a tracker with me

@HutinPuilo777 2 ай бұрын

Still no GPS in them like airtags have?

@RitaElKhoury-AA 2 ай бұрын

Airtags don't have built-in GPS. They use nearby phones' GPS to know where they are.

@HutinPuilo777 2 ай бұрын

@@RitaElKhoury-AA thank you for the clarification.

@gregbydanov Ай бұрын

Disassemble the item and disable the speakers if your using this for your car.

@aurathedraak7909 2 ай бұрын

Im just waiting for Google's g-spot.

@therealbobafett 2 ай бұрын

I thought you want to find the item in question 🤣

@rickydepew-sc7et 2 ай бұрын

hey quick question is this compatible with android 5.0

@meadsource 2 ай бұрын

She clearly states Android 9 or higher in the video

@Youtubewat6h3rg Ай бұрын

I thought 13 was outdated lol

@soccerguy2433 2 ай бұрын

Anything with a non-replaceable battery? Thats just ewaste

@rickydepew-sc7et 2 ай бұрын

hey quick question is this compatible with android 5.0 yes or no

@RitaElKhoury-AA 2 ай бұрын

03:05 Android 9.0 and above

@meadsource 2 ай бұрын

You asked this question twice? Just google it bro if you need the info that bad

@MRARTIST2-2003 2 ай бұрын

Can I get the deed of thumbnail making of your channel

@U_H89 2 ай бұрын

Xiaomi phones might not work in the future, HyperOS is coming... Android base will be removed from HyperOS in the future (like Huawei Harmony OS).

@LaidBackDeveloper 2 ай бұрын

Samsung smart tags have been a thing WAY before air tags.

@RitaElKhoury-AA 2 ай бұрын

As I mentioned in the video, those only work with Samsung phones and only use Samsung phones as the backbone of the network. They are not ecosystem-wide like AirTags and Find My tags are for iOS (and iPadOS, macOS). These new tags are the equivalent of AirTags on all of Android. Granted, when I tested the SmartTag2, it worked really well, but the fact that I couldn't access its location from my Pixel or Nothing phone is very limiting.

@DJ.Kvn_ 2 ай бұрын

🇱🇧🇱🇧🇱🇧

@israellai 2 ай бұрын

If these tags alert iOS devices, that means only Apple tags will be used for nefarious purposes? The irony

@RitaElKhoury-AA 2 ай бұрын

As I mentioned in the video, Google already added unknown tracker alerts for Airtags (and Apple Find My trackers in general) to Android a few months ago. So no, Airtags can't be used for tracking people anymore.

@RainBitcoins Ай бұрын

I want this to put on my ebike in case it gets stolen, and the fact it would alert the thief that one is on my bike negates getting one.. This is disappointing.

@tommyIT 18 күн бұрын

the alert should only activate when the tracker can't get a connection to your own device after a specific time so if someone steals your bike the thief shouldn't be able to scan your tracker for a specific amount of time. Unfortunely i don't know if this is actually like this and what that time period looks like

@earthling_parth Күн бұрын

To be fair, all trackers - iOS and Android ones would do this.

@lorenzoo90 2 ай бұрын

Lol

@estiennetaylor1260 2 ай бұрын

Hello Galaxy SmartTag ❤❤

@geebee2703 2 ай бұрын

typical Apple behavior smh

@jackFatal 2 ай бұрын

what about samsung smart tags

@RitaElKhoury-AA 2 ай бұрын

Answered at 01:34

@Va2nG Ай бұрын

So glad I didn't buy the new Samsung trackers

@cooliipie 2 ай бұрын

Huh? Been using Samsung tags for years. They're perfect and came out before the apple ones 😂

@RitaElKhoury-AA 2 ай бұрын

Answered at 01:34.

@ramabg2 2 ай бұрын

On the flip side, Android have just 30% market share in the US. This device a bit useless in the US.

@user-em6br6jf8b 2 ай бұрын

US is the world. Most of the travellers don't limit their travel inside USA. LoL

@r.slaurent437 2 ай бұрын

Android has a 71% market share WORLDWIDE. Which is WHY Apple is so restrictive of it's inter-connectivity in the US... They're winning the battle, but losing the war long term. Even the US government is tired of Apple's anti trust behaviour...

@AmbiguityCaptive 12 күн бұрын

expensive e-waste i should say..

@curtiswrigley 19 күн бұрын

Nothing hands on. False advertising. No new info here.

@alexcardenas8963 2 ай бұрын

I love your chin

@AST7117 2 ай бұрын

What stupidity... If a thief steals my car and he get notification that an unknown airtag is following him then he will find and dispose of it ... !!!!!

@maxix545 2 ай бұрын

I don't think many petty thief's will download the find my app and actually check those while stealing but maybe the smart ones will

@krns1617 2 ай бұрын

It’s true and it‘s always funny to see how people are so worried about their data privacy, yet during Covid they gave ALL their data away even without questioning it. Hell, they did this even with a big smile in theirs faces…

@therealbobafett 2 ай бұрын

@@maxix545 checking for unknown trackers is built directly into Google play services which is apart of every android phone. No app needed. So the thief in question would still get the tracker alert notification in theory

@marshallb5210 2 ай бұрын

It takes a couple hours before the stalking alert activates, _ after _ lost mode is activated

@Alexi-Raener93 23 күн бұрын

There are trackers built fot cars you know.