Android Find My Device is about to get some powerful features

Apple’s AirTags launched next to an update to find my company’s network that virtually used crowdsourcing to locate lost devices and objects. Samsung SmartThing did not take long for a similar feature and Google was spotted the planning to do the same for Android in general. This crowdsourcing feature could be around the corner, but the search for my Android network could even go beyond and even help secure lost cars.

The idea of ​​using other devices to locate your lost phone is simple, but its implementation could be delicate, because Apple will probably confirm. It involves ensuring that a lost device is the broadcast of a secure ID on any nearby device that can accommodate the signal. It also requires nearby devices to be “registered” in the same crowdsourcing system.

9TO5Google digging in an internal “Dogfood” test version of the Find My Device Android App reveals some of the details of this feature. Notifications will be sent to both the owner of the lost device as well as “the user of the view” when a lost phone has been detected, with an option to ring it if they are within range. All these elements will be done in such a way as to respect privacy, the application promises.

Finding my device will also get a condominium feature that allows companies to locate a peripheral lost by an employee or family member. Sharing a device can be made via a QR code or a link generated by the application. Since the application can not really check that the recipient is really your boss or family member, you should be careful when you share this link.

Android Automotive introduced the idea of ​​Android running on the car directly rather than by a phone. However, this also creates the possibility of your Google account and your personal data that are compromised if your vehicle is stolen. Finding my device will also add a profile lock to your car as well as clean remote data stored on as if it were a smartphone.