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Redditor has worst possible experience with Google’s new Find My Device network (www.androidpolice.com)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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One Redditor tested Google's Find My Device network against Apple's Find My Network by shipping an AirTag and a Pebblebee tracker to a different state and tracking the package through the respective apps.
The Pebblebee Tracker struggled to provide location updates, while Apple's AirTag consistently updated throughout the journey.
Google's Find My Device network is still nascent and opt-in, limiting its effectiveness compared to Apple's Find My Network. Google is reportedly working on improving its network's speed and reliability.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago

Because Google decided to make it opt-in and by default also to send data only in crowded places.

They said it's because they care about privacy. But because it's Google and we all know they don't care a bit about privacyI wonder instead if it's because keeping track of billions of devices it's expensive and requires many servers, so it's a cost cutting measure