Android customers could have extra methods to seek out their units and different gadgets, Google introduced on Tuesday through the Android Show, every week earlier than Google I/O 2025. The firm says its Find My Device function, which permits Android customers to find misplaced telephones and different units, will grow to be often known as “Find Hub” because it rolls out help for extra companions, satellite-based discovering capabilities, and airline partnerships.
Initially launched as an Android-based various to Apple’s Find My service in 2013, Find My Device expanded simply over a 12 months in the past with the introduction of a crowdsourced discovering community that would find private belongings through 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 consists of built-in baggage discovering from manufacturers like July and Mokobara, a approach 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) expertise to find Motorola’s moto tags.
The firm says help for satellite-based discovering will roll out later in 2025.
Google additionally introduced airline partnerships that can assist vacationers preserve monitor of their baggage, following final 12 months’s information that Apple’s Find My will work with over a dozen airways. For Android customers, new airline companions working with Google’s Find Hub embody Aer Lingus, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Iberia, and Singapore Airlines.
