ONE WEEK with Android's NEW AirTag alternatives (Chipolo vs Pebblebee)

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The first wave of Google's Find My Device-enabled trackers are finally in our hands. Both Chipolo and Pebblebee have hit the market with Android's answer to Apple's AirTags, but what are they like? Rita spent a week with a bunch of the new trackers to find out!
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0:00 Chipolo vs Pebblebee
0:16 The round trackers
1:04 The card trackers
1:55 The tag
2:22 One big difference!
2:59 How they work
3:52 The UWB problem
4:25 The apps
4:45 Find My Device testing
6:19 FMD early verdict
6:40 Should you buy one?
7:19 Thanks for watching!
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@DavidHager1 20 күн бұрын

Thanks for actually using them for a week before the review, way better the people who used them for like two hours then rush out a review to be first. You should do a follow up in like 1 month and 6 months to see how it is as more phones get the find my device updates. I'm on a pixel 7 pro and I barely got it, and you know how slow people with locked phones updates can be through carriers, which is most people here in the U.S. at least.

@RitaElKhoury-AA 19 күн бұрын

Yeah, I'm planning a bit of long-term testing against the Apple Airtags, Galaxy SmartTag 2, and Tile trackers too.

@ccotner3gc 19 күн бұрын

I would love to see your Tile review as it relates to the Find Your Device network and compared to the other choices. @@RitaElKhoury-AA

@yonkocommander5531 20 күн бұрын

All In hear is Chipotle every time you say the tracker’s brand😂

@MrManultra 19 күн бұрын

No UWB is baffling... That's 99% of what I use an airtag for

@SamHalesJr 20 күн бұрын

No ultra wide band is a move to include any android phone including cheap ones without UWB. Google's in house tracker will likely have UWB and be released in the next year.

@WoWCheatsHome 20 күн бұрын

I hope "Grogu" materialises. It's why I'm holding out on buying any trackers just yet

@LS95774 19 күн бұрын

I mean, they always could have had them with the current BT tech as a fallback

@viv12348 15 күн бұрын

Why? If your phone doesn't have UWB, you will just use Bluetooth. I think they just didn't want to make them too expensive

@viv12348 15 күн бұрын

I find it strange that the default setting in find my device is "find devices only in crowded places like airports". So 90 percent people who will not change any settings won't be contributing to finding trackers outside of the crowded areas... like..why??

@fixnorm 8 күн бұрын

You could leave a tracker in an isolated place and know when someone passes by there... It's another way to spy on people.

@waltmarine 3 күн бұрын

@@fixnorm If I change the setting from the default "crowded places" to the setting for "isolated area", would anyone other than perhaps the carrier/Google know it was specifically me? I guess I don't understand the difference. How would I be spied on with the "isolated area" setting? Thanks for any explanation!!

@cooliipie 20 күн бұрын

1:34 that's dope as hell

@doboyle1955 20 күн бұрын

Thank you for these excellent videos. Do you think the Android are take would be suitable to use as a vehicle tracker? For example something like LoJack please let me know your thoughts, thank you.

@AldorCrap 20 күн бұрын

About usb-c rechargeable vs battery cell replaceable, wouldn't the second one be more convenient since the battery won't deteriorate over time with charges?

@mrj.juneau 20 күн бұрын

For the tag itself, I totally agree. I don't see a problem with replacing a battery every year or so. But for the card I like having the idea of recharging it when I need because the other one doesn't have a replaceable battery.... As for the degradation of the battery at Multiple charges. It would take 100+ charges before there would be a degradation. Due to charging. The website says it'll last eight months in between charges, even if we bring that down to four months. We're talking many many years Before the battery would degrade because of the multiple charges. It'll probably be obsolete by that time anyway.

@Peterstarzynskitech 20 күн бұрын

I like that tracker with the USB-C.

@tywilliams3020 20 күн бұрын

Does it help with replacement costs like Tile tracker if you lose your items?

@nxtiak 20 күн бұрын

My PebbleBee tags are arriving today!

@Y0SH1zzzz 7 күн бұрын

They never ship

@UpgradeLemonade 20 күн бұрын

No Ultra wide band is kinda silly. Samsung tag is something id trust more. Plus Samsung is more likely to stay around long term. These 2 new brands i can see fizzling out in a few years

@Max.527 20 күн бұрын

Different purposes

@RitaElKhoury-AA 19 күн бұрын

Chipolo and Pebblebee aren't "new" brands by any means, they've been making trackers for years now. Doesn't really matter anyway, since you're not committed to them or using their software; once you link these to Google's Find My, it's Google you have to trust to stick around, not the 2 companies. But, yes, Samsung is more likely to stay around long term, even than Google.

@al2k578 11 күн бұрын

I bought some .. coming from having the tile brand, it just performs like a tile oh well. moto tag is coming in august with uwb hopefully google has the tech ready, but im not counting my chickens til they hatch.

@e3vL1 20 күн бұрын

Don't rechargeable battery have less idle time? ie need to charge it often vs replace battery after a year or so?

@baddriversofcolga 5 күн бұрын

The Pebblebee batteries last up to 8-18 months on a charge depending on the model.

@JoelSc14 9 күн бұрын

thoughts, with a samsung s22u ... for luggage, and possibly other things, are the Galaxy SmartTag2possibly a better choice ?? (this would be my first tracker purchase, looking at the 4 pack)

@RitaElKhoury-AA 4 күн бұрын

Yes, for now, I think the Galaxy Tag is a better buy if you already have a Samsung phone. Many more features too.

@WoWCheatsHome 20 күн бұрын

Is it just me or does that Pixel Watch that the presenter is wearing look like the Pixel Watch 3 XL??

@DanielHanson343 20 күн бұрын

It does to me as well , looks a lot larger than my Pixel watch 2

@RitaElKhoury-AA 19 күн бұрын

It's the Pixel Watch 2.

@Dubai892JK 17 күн бұрын

Good video 👍

@hometechUK 20 күн бұрын

Typical Goole they choose the middle middle & less useful location option, the default should be in High areas gblet users change that if they want otherwise the Find my device network is way less useful for the majority of us they would misplace items in non HIGH traffic areas.

@kiwichocaholic 20 күн бұрын

I have had chipolo trackers for a couple of years... will the old models work on Find my network or do we need to buy new ones?

@MattiaCeccopieri 20 күн бұрын

You'll need a new one

@BR-ip5pz 4 күн бұрын

Pebblebee not available in Europe 😥

@FrankP83 3 күн бұрын

just received the Chipolo today ..in Italy

@BR-ip5pz 3 күн бұрын

@@FrankP83 Oh nice!

@imopn 19 күн бұрын

Proprietary charging and lack of UWB are deal breakers for me

@cooliipie 20 күн бұрын

Interesting. I'll definitely be sticking with the Samsung one. I dont see any real benefits to these

@curtiswrigley 20 күн бұрын

The network is exponentially bigger. Higher chance of finding your device

@markharwood 18 күн бұрын

Yes the google network will remain much smaller as so few phones will ever get the latest android updates required to join as trackers.

@curtiswrigley 18 күн бұрын

@@markharwood You are confused. Samsung device network compared to Google find my device network is tiny.

@richardhartnett2886 5 күн бұрын

@@markharwood That makes no sense whatsoever. EVERY Android phone running Android 9 or higher automatically gets the FMD app installed. Do you really think there are that many old Android phones out there running Android 8, when the current version is Android 14?

@BriefNerdOriginal 20 күн бұрын

What about Tile?

@mrj.juneau 20 күн бұрын

Tille's ecosystem is very small. The only pings you will get from a tracker. Some somebody else who has the tile app installed on their phone, so it's not the same kind of comparison.

@BriefNerdOriginal 20 күн бұрын

@@mrj.juneau you're right. I didn't get that they aren't offering (yet?) compatibility with the Find My network of Android. Hope they will. Competition is what makes Android a much nicer option than Apple (for me at least)

@mrj.juneau 20 күн бұрын

@BriefNerdOriginal Agreed. I hope more companies will make a device for the network. But if they don't, I'm sure they will be left behind. My problem is from what I understand is if you have A tracker for tile, it's not compatible with the new network. They'll probably have to make another tile, That's compatible with the network which will annoy me too cause, I have quite a few tile trackers already. And would rather just switch them over.

@RitaElKhoury-AA 19 күн бұрын

@@BriefNerdOriginal As far as I know, Tile said they don't want to offer compatibility with Find My and are focusing on their own network now. A big loss, imo.

@ccotner3gc 19 күн бұрын

@@mrj.juneau I can see my two new Tile devices with both the Find My network and Tile.

@EseJandro 20 күн бұрын

Tile?

@RitaElKhoury-AA 19 күн бұрын

7:19

@BradT 19 күн бұрын

Tile costs $30 annually; this is free, and my Pebblebee works great.

@richardhartnett2886 5 күн бұрын

@@BradT Wrong, Tile does NOT have any required monthly fees unless you want advanced options and/or lost item replacement protection. But Tile's crowdsourcing network will still be miniscule compared to Google's one billion+ Android phones.

@BradT Күн бұрын

@@richardhartnett2886 Correct if you want the tracking feature you have to pay for it. Otherwise it doesn't give you this information. I know because I paid for it and it works just like my Apple Tag. The free service did not.

@markharwood 18 күн бұрын

It would be except that so few google phones will get the necessary software update to be able to take part in the tracking network

@richardhartnett2886 5 күн бұрын

Every Android phone running Android 9 or above gets the Find My Network automatically pushed and installed. Do you really think there are many Android 8 phones still out there?

@gizmofrek 20 күн бұрын

reupload?

@googleuser8095 19 күн бұрын

all those hand movements and gestures, and that hair flip 🙃😪

@ivano5845 19 күн бұрын

Chipolo is not "new". I have been using it for 3 years already.

@mrj.juneau 19 күн бұрын

They created a new tracker for the Google. Find my device

@richardhartnett2886 5 күн бұрын

You have not been using a Chipolo device with Google's Find My Device Network hardware. It was just released in May and the older devices are not compatible.

@AppleReviews 20 күн бұрын

*I see you have yucky yellow/fake gold Samsung Ring on finger - tell people about it - do you have to sell "successful review" to Samsung to get one free like you?*

@RitaElKhoury-AA 19 күн бұрын

It's an Oura Ring.

@StellarStoic 20 күн бұрын

You'll get over them. I tried many of them and each of them failed when I needed them and what their job is. The battery will always fail at the wrong time.

@FrotLopOfficial 17 күн бұрын

Literally my experience except ONE time that it happened to not be dead.