This hints that Google will leverage every Android device on Google Play Services to help locate lost or stolen Android devices, without a data connection. The first says ”Allow your phone to help locate your and other people’s devices” and the second one reads ”Find My Device network”. The teardown revealed hidden code found in the latest version of the Google Play Services 21.24.13 in the beta channel. An APK Teardown suggests Google is working on a similar crowd-sourced network for locating lost things. What these trackers have in common is they both use a crowd-sourced network of devices to help track and locate lost tags or other devices. Find Node devices do not indicate the exact location of the lost device.Both Samsung and Apple have their own trackers: the SmartTag and the AirTag, respectively.To register a device as a Find Node, you need to agree to allow the use of your location information and the Privacy Notice.To use SmartThings Find, Find My Mobile must be turned on. You can also locate lost devices using the SmartThings Find feature within the SmartThings app.The connected phone or tablet’s Offline Finding settings will also be applied to your Galaxy Watch and Buds. The Offline Finding feature for your Galaxy Watch and Buds can be enabled within the Galaxy Wearable app.

Additional devices will be added in the future. Offline Finding is currently supported on Galaxy smartphones and tablets with at least Android 8, Galaxy Watch3, Galaxy Watch4, Galaxy Watch5, and Galaxy Buds Live, Galaxy Buds Pro, Galaxy Buds2 and Galaxy Buds2 Pro.The device must be turned on and logged in to your Samsung account.Support services may vary by country/region/carrier.Device and screen images simulated for illustrative purposes.

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