Google's Find My Device

"Find My Device" is a new feature on Android phones that allows devices to be tracked in the same way as AirTags work. Its expanded network was launched in April 2024.

How to get it working:

1. Install the Find My Device app; the same functionality can be accessed from the web-based Find My Device.
2. Check if your OS version supports Find My Device: Open the “Find Device” app, tap on your profile picture, and then tap “Find My Device settings.” From there, you’ll know if you have the network live if you see “Find your offline devices” and the menu it brings.
3. List of tracker tags compatible with Find My Device (click the "Check out featured items" button).
   • Most of these haven't started shipping yet, as of May 26.

I personally want to use UWB with this so the "Find Nearby" feature is available. In order to get that working, you need to:

• buy a UWB-compatible Android phone (the latest Pixel Pro, basically)
• buy a compatible tracker tag that includes UWB functionality
  • Unfortunately, no current Android tracker tags include UWB hardware.

Reference pages:

• android.com/learn-find-my-device/ — the main end-user portal for Find My Device
• support.google.com pages