{"id":380744,"date":"2021-12-13T22:32:56","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T19:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/apples-new-android-app-detects-nearby-airtags\/"},"modified":"2021-12-13T22:32:56","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T19:32:56","slug":"apples-new-android-app-detects-nearby-airtags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/apples-new-android-app-detects-nearby-airtags\/","title":{"rendered":"#Apple\u2019s New Android App Detects Nearby AirTags"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#App<\/a>le\u2019s New Android App Detects Nearby AirTags”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Apple has just released a new app for Android called Tracker Detect<\/a> that allows users to detect if any AirTags are nearby. With a recent uptick of car thieves users AirTags to track and steal high-end cars<\/a>, this app couldn\u2019t have launched at a better time.<\/p>\n

The app \u201clooks for item trackers that are separated from their owner and that are compatible with Apple\u2019s Find My network. These item trackers include AirTag and compatible devices from other companies.\u201d As long as the tracker someone is using works on the Find My network, this app will track it down. If it\u2019s using another network (like Tile\u2019s, for example), Apple\u2019s app won\u2019t do any good.<\/p>\n

As far as when you\u2019d use this app, Apple says, \u201cIf you think someone is using AirTag or another device to track your location, you can scan to try to find it.\u201d That means you need to have an inclination that someone might be tracking you before the app becomes useful. It won\u2019t preemptively alert you that an AirTag is in the area.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll need to have\u00a0Android 9 and up to use the app. Once downloaded, there\u2019s a simple blue button labeled \u201cScan\u201d that will check to see if there are any AirTags that have been separated from their owner nearby. If there is, it\u2019ll make the AirTag play a sound to help you find it. Apple says it\u00a0may take up to 15 minutes after a tracker is separated from its owner before it\u2019s listed in the app.<\/p>\n

An Apple spokesperson made a statement to CNET<\/a> regarding the new app:<\/p>\n

AirTag provides industry leading privacy and security features and today we are extending new capabilities to Android devices. Tracker Detect gives Android users the ability to scan for an AirTag or supported Find My enabled item trackers that might be travel<\/a>ing with them without their knowledge. We are raising the bar on privacy for our users and the industry, and hope others will follow.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This goes a long way towards solving one of the most significant issues<\/a> privacy advocates had with AirTags, but it\u2019s not a perfect solution. If you don\u2019t suspect someone is tracking you, you\u2019d have no reason to download the app and run the scan. Still, it\u2019s a step in the right direction that gives Android users who think something might be wrong an option.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n