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They made it notify users when they are in the presence of an AirTag as they move around (that isn’t their own AirTag). > These things don’t solve any real pro

They made it notify users when they are in the presence of an AirTag as they move around (that isn’t their own AirTag). > These things don’t solve any real problems, short of losing your keys/purse In other words a very common and frustrating occurrence for many many people.

MrDresden 5y ago
Now if only they would extend that consideration to include the wast majority of people on this planet that do not own nor use any Apple products. How many Android users are being stalked without knowing about it? And yes, there are FOSS solutions on F-droid that partially solve this. But normal users wont know how to find them, and the onus is on Apple to supply an app with these kinds of features given that they are producing these trackers. /edit: I just now see mentions of an official Apple detector app that does just what I mentioned (had completely hone by me). While I'd rather that there were no trackers like these made, this will at least do for now. /edit2: It seems this official app requires users to actively scan for trackers rather than doing so from the background. That makes this a very weak attempt at appeasing the worries of non Apple users. Then the FOSS Airguard app is much better.
- Schiendelman 5y ago
  At this point, your beef is with Google to scan in the background, not with Apple. Apple’s provided what they’re allowed to offer.
  - MrDresden 5y ago
    No, they haven't as there are other 3rd party applications on offer that do this better (see my recommendation for AirGuard). Honestly, your comment reads like it is written by an Apple fan who is incapable of empathising with others.
    - Schiendelman 5y ago
      AirGuard is riddled with reviews that say it doesn’t detect known devices.
      - MrDresden 5y ago
        And with plenty of reviews saying it works. As per the author's own comments to one such review: > The app detects AirTags when they appear in their separated state i.e separated from any owner device for more than 15 minutes. Background processing on Samsung devices can also be severly borked at times due to custom policies from the OEM. Having thoroughly tested this my self, as well as looked over the code I am satisfied it does what it says on the can.

MrDresden 5y ago

Now if only they would extend that consideration to include the wast majority of people on this planet that do not own nor use any Apple products. How many Android users are being stalked without knowing about it? And yes, there are FOSS solutions on F-droid that partially solve this. But normal users wont know how to find them, and the onus is on Apple to supply an app with these kinds of features given that they are producing these trackers. /edit: I just now see mentions of an official Apple detector app that does just what I mentioned (had completely hone by me). While I'd rather that there were no trackers like these made, this will at least do for now. /edit2: It seems this official app requires users to actively scan for trackers rather than doing so from the background. That makes this a very weak attempt at appeasing the worries of non Apple users. Then the FOSS Airguard app is much better.

Schiendelman 5y ago
At this point, your beef is with Google to scan in the background, not with Apple. Apple’s provided what they’re allowed to offer.
- MrDresden 5y ago
  No, they haven't as there are other 3rd party applications on offer that do this better (see my recommendation for AirGuard). Honestly, your comment reads like it is written by an Apple fan who is incapable of empathising with others.
  - Schiendelman 5y ago
    AirGuard is riddled with reviews that say it doesn’t detect known devices.
    - MrDresden 5y ago
      And with plenty of reviews saying it works. As per the author's own comments to one such review: > The app detects AirTags when they appear in their separated state i.e separated from any owner device for more than 15 minutes. Background processing on Samsung devices can also be severly borked at times due to custom policies from the OEM. Having thoroughly tested this my self, as well as looked over the code I am satisfied it does what it says on the can.