A new industry specification devised by Apple and Google to address the safety risks of Bluetooth tracking devices is now live.
Apple announced this week it has implemented alerts for unknown third-party Bluetooth trackers in iOS 17.5, and Google says it’s rolling out support for the spec across Android devices running 6.0 or higher.
The specification allows iOS and Android devices to detect and alert you when a tracker that conforms to the standard is traveling with you and its owner is not.
Apple said in a press release that you’ll get an “[Item] Found Moving With You” alert on your iPhone if an unknown Bluetooth tracking device is moving with you “over time, regardless of the platform the device is paired with.” You’ll be able to view the tracker’s identifier, have the tracker play a sound so you can find it, and even find out how to disable it.
To prevent these types of valid privacy concerns, Google said it would wait for Apple to implement DULT in its ecosystem before adding support for Bluetooth tracker tags to the Find My Device network.
Correction, May 13th: An earlier version of this article said Google started rolling out support for the alerts last year on Android.
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A new industry specification devised by Apple and Google to address the safety risks of Bluetooth tracking devices is now live.
Apple announced this week it has implemented alerts for unknown third-party Bluetooth trackers in iOS 17.5, and Google says it’s rolling out support for the spec across Android devices running 6.0 or higher.
The specification allows iOS and Android devices to detect and alert you when a tracker that conforms to the standard is traveling with you and its owner is not.
Apple said in a press release that you’ll get an “[Item] Found Moving With You” alert on your iPhone if an unknown Bluetooth tracking device is moving with you “over time, regardless of the platform the device is paired with.” You’ll be able to view the tracker’s identifier, have the tracker play a sound so you can find it, and even find out how to disable it.
To prevent these types of valid privacy concerns, Google said it would wait for Apple to implement DULT in its ecosystem before adding support for Bluetooth tracker tags to the Find My Device network.
Correction, May 13th: An earlier version of this article said Google started rolling out support for the alerts last year on Android.
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