Google has begun rolling out alerts to Android smartphones that warn users when a tracking device is traveling with them and reporting their location. The company is also delaying its Find My Device network.
Google is delaying the broad expansion of its Find My Device feature, and it says it’s doing so with personal safety in mind since the industry spec proposed by itself and Apple isn’t quite ready yet. “User safety and the prevention of unwanted location tracking is a top priority for Android,” Google’s Erik Kay announced in a blog post today. “At this time we’ve made the decision to hold the rollout of the Find My Device network until Apple has implemented protections for iOS.
Google isn’t giving a new timetable for when the more powerful tracking network will go live; in the meantime, accessory maker Chipolo has already had to delay its first compatible trackers. Speaking of unknown tracker alerts, Google says that, beginning this month, many Android phones will begin warning users when an unknown AirTag is detected to be separated from its owner and traveling with them.
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