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It works like Tile and other previous Bluetooth trackers - it relies on a network of devices that can pick up the signal from the tracker and phone it back to t
by madeofpalk 5y ago
It works like Tile and other previous Bluetooth trackers - it relies on a network of devices that can pick up the signal from the tracker and phone it back to the owner/Apple to know the location.
- newaccount74 5y agoWith the major difference that taking part in the Tile network is opt-in (you have to install an app) while taking part in Apple's Find My network is forced on iOS users (there is a way to opt-out, but 99.9% of iOS users are unaware of it).
- awinter-py 5y agofun antitrust case when tile decides they want their plugin to ship with the OS too
- madeofpalk 5y agoSonos and Tile execs warn Congress that Amazon, Google, and Apple are killing competition: https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/21/21070812/sonos-tile-basecamp-popsocket-congressional-hearing-amazon-google-apple-competition https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/21/21070812/sonos-tile-basec...