Android’s ‘Finder Network’ is Google’s Take on Apple’s Find My, and Should Work with a Number of Existing Bluetooth Trackers

One of the best things about Apple's ecosystem is the company's Find My service, which lets you track your lost devices. Everything ranging from your phone to your AirPods and other devices, can be located using the service, and it seems like Google is also working on something similar called Finder Network if all goes well, the service should be coming out soon, and based on the news we have received, existing Bluetooth trackers will support this network.

Android could finally have its own ecosystem called Finder Network to rival Apple's Find My

According to our friends over at 9to5Google, Google has been working on Finder Network for Android for almost two years. As the name suggests, it will end up being an ecosystem used for finding lost phones as well as enabling locating Bluetooth tags and devices that come with the support.

There is enough reason to believe that the Finder Network on Android will support Ultra Wideband technology, which is available in several modern phones and helps locate missing devices. However, it is worth noting that, at least on Android, UWB is not as expansive in terms of application.

It is also worth noting that we reported some time ago that Google is also working on its own tracker. However, it would not end up rivaling the likes of AirTag or Galaxy SmartTags, but something else entirely. The source has also revealed that the Android Finder Network should support trackers other than what Google is going to offer. Based on the document reviewed by the source, Pebblebee, eufy, and Chipolo have already started working on the trackers.

At the time of writing, trackers from these companies can seamlessly work with Apple's Find My ecosystem, but if you want the same functionality on Android, you are going to need to have a dedicated app. This is where Finder Network should come into play, as it will actually let these trackers seamlessly integrate with the Android ecosystem without needing an auxiliary app.

Recently, Google and Apple announced a partnership in which the companies will work together on an industry standard that will alert people every time there is a possibility that they are being tracked behind their backs, and hopefully, Android's Finder Network should be ready before the new industry standard comes into play.

Source: 9to5Google

Written by Furqan Shahid