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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Apr 03 2024 13:00:06

Android's big Find My Device upgrade could finally launch soon thanks to iOS 
17.5

Date:
Wed, 03 Apr 2024 11:44:52 +0000

Description:
Code spotted in the iOS 17.5 could spell good news for the release of 
Android's big Find My Device upgrade.

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Google's upgraded Find My Device network will feature support for offline 
Android devices and third-party trackers, but despite being announced way 
back at Google IO 2023 , Google opted to delay its rollout until Apple has 
added unknown tracker alerts to its own Find My network. 

Thankfully, after almost a year of waiting, it looks like the iPhone giant 
could be about to do just that: according to 9to5Mac , the first iOS 17.5 
beta features code relating to new anti-stalking measures that could pave the 
way for the long-awaited release of Googles new-and-improved Find My Device 
network. 

Specifically, the iOS 17.5 beta contains strings detailing how iPhones will 
be able to detect  and encourage users to disable  third-party trackers, even 
if theyre not certified on Apples proprietary Find My network (currently, iOS 
can only detect unwanted location-tracking devices that are certified on 
Apples proprietary Find My network). 

One of the new warning messages identified in the iOS 17.5 beta reads as 
follows: This item isnt certified on the Apple Find My network. You can 
disable this item and stop it from sharing its location with the owner. To do 
this, follow the instructions provided on a website by the manufacturer of 
this item. When might it launch? Apple's current Find My network can't yet 
detect non-certified trackers (Image credit: TechRadar) 

This new anti-stalking measure isnt actually enabled in the iOS 17.5 beta, 
but wed expect future betas  and indeed the finished iOS 17.5 product  to 
feature a fully formed version of Apples new Find My feature. 

Judging by past iOS update release schedules, iOS 17.5 proper could begin 
rolling out as early as May, at which point Google would be free to roll out 
its upgraded Find My Device network to compatible devices. 

Incidentally, Google just set May 14 as the date for its Google IO 2024 
showcase , so all things being well, the company could tout its upgraded Find 
My Device network as being a key part of Android 15 , whose announcement will 
likely dominate that event. 

If so, wed expect the Google Pixel 9  which is all but certain to launch with 
Android 15 in October this year  to be the first phone to benefit from the 
upgraded Find My Device network, with the Google Pixel 8 series following 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/phones/android/androids-big-find-my-device-upgrade-c
ould-finally-launch-soon-thanks-to-ios-175


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