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> An end game solution would be all the OEMs working together one some anti tracking notification spec but that isn't easy to arrange Apple could just publish
by jfoster 4y ago
> An end game solution would be all the OEMs working together one some anti tracking notification spec but that isn't easy to arrange
Apple could just publish their spec so that Android can also implement it.
- xenospn 4y agothey did - however, the only devices able to seamlessly detect airtags are ios devices.
- jfoster 4y agoWhat's unique about iOS device hardware that enables them to seamlessly detect AirTags? Pretty much all Android devices have Bluetooth.
- Gigachad 4y agoThere are android apps that can detect AirTags. It’s just iOS is the only OS that has this built in and enabled by default.
- theshrike79 4y agoAndroid manufacturers (Google and Samsung mostly) don't want to support Apple gear by default. There are no technical reasons why they couldn't add all their phones to the Find My network. Only political.
- londons_explore 4y agoThere are technical reasons... Uploading data to Find My requires a connection to apple.com which is authentic (ie. Uses crypto keys from the apple device, and apple won't give those keys to an android manufacturer).
- theshrike79 4y agoYou really think Apple would say "no" if Samsung or Google said they want to connect their devices to the Find My network? They'd give the keys in a heartbeat. But neither G nor S is willing to provide extra coverage for Apple nor do they want their phones connecting to a system they can't datamine.
- fennecfoxy 4y agoI think the crux of the issue is that G & S won't work with A because A runs things like a dictatorship. Which is ironic considering how many international standards/specs A uses for their devices. Pretty sure Apple would make a special "Apple-Fi" incompatible with standard Wifi if they could get away with it.
- londons_explore 4y agoApple would totally say no. Currently it's a unique selling feature of the Apple ecosystem. If every phone could do it, then Apple would lose this benefit, and Apple would still be paying for all the servers.
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- fmajid 4y agoThere are also third party AirTag compatible trackers like the Chipolo. They are just as expensive as the AirTag so I’ve never seen the point.