Android phones are improving detection of careless trackers.

Tracking tiles have a big problem, and they are often used for malicious purposes. This is why it is very important for a company to be able to easily identify unknown trackers. Your Android phone will be better at tracking these unknown trackers. There is no winning ad in the first paragraph! There is no winning ad in the middle introduction! Android has announced important improvements to the unknown tracker warning system to enhance user security and personal information protection. These updates are designed to provide users with more control and faster notifications when an unfamiliar Bluetooth tracker moves with them.

One of the main improvements is the ability to pause location updates on the phone. This feature prevents a detected unknown tag from accessing the device's location for 24 hours, giving the tag time to be found and disabled to protect personal information. Additionally, the new "Find Nearby Tag" feature makes it easier for users to more accurately determine the tag's location. When an unknown tracking alert is triggered, an Android device can help find the tag's location. Even if it's hidden.

Find My Device network works like Apple's Find My, allowing trackers to access the location of an Android phone to report their own location. Therefore, Android needs stronger control over these illegal trackers. And that's it. These new measures will not completely solve the problem (the culprit may still throw an AirTag in the car), but at least they will suppress it to some extent or make it more difficult to get the location from the other end of the tracker. You still need to find and disable unknown trackers, and these tools are designed to make it easier for you to do so.

These new features will be released on smartphones within a few weeks.