Android customers can have extra methods to search out their gadgets and different objects, Google introduced on Tuesday throughout the Android Present, per week earlier than Google I/O 2025. The corporate says its Discover My Gadget function, which permits Android customers to find misplaced telephones and different gadgets, will turn out to be referred to as “Discover Hub” because it rolls out assist for extra companions, satellite-based discovering capabilities, and airline partnerships.
Initially launched as an Android-based different to Apple’s Discover My service in 2013, Discover My Gadget expanded simply over a yr in the past with the introduction of a crowdsourced discovering community that might find private belongings by way of third-party Bluetooth trackers and tags, like these from Chipolo, Pebblebee, and others.
Now Google is unveiling extra companions that can work with its service utilizing built-in location monitoring capabilities.
This contains built-in baggage discovering from manufacturers like July and Mokobara, a strategy to find misplaced skis with built-in Peak integration, and new Bluetooth tags geared toward households from Pixbee. Later this month, Android customers may also have the ability to use ultra-wideband (UWB) know-how to find Motorola’s moto tags.
The corporate says assist for satellite-based discovering will roll out later in 2025.
Google additionally introduced airline partnerships that can assist vacationers hold observe of their baggage, following final yr’s information that Apple’s Discover My will work with over a dozen airways. For Android customers, new airline companions working with Google’s Discover Hub embrace Aer Lingus, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Iberia, and Singapore Airways.
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