Android users may soon be able to detect Bluetooth trackers near their smartphones. Google is reportedly working on a native feature built into Android to combat malicious use of trackers.
Bluetooth tracker like Apple AirTag or Tile are becoming increasingly popular, but not always used sensibly. These trackers should only be used to find lost things like car keys, wallet, purse, etc. However, there have been many times before that a tracker has been used discreetly to spy on someone and track their movements. For example, an AirTag has already been found in the wheel well of a car.
Apple AirTag – Photo credit: Daniel Romero / Unsplash
it before many cases of theft and harassment With the AirTag, Apple updated its tracker with anti-tracking capabilities. For its part, Tile has also taken the necessary measures to combat harassment. Users can now check if an unknown tile is nearby. From now on, Google is also working on a similar feature for Android..
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Android may soon detect nearby unidentified Bluetooth trackers
Our colleagues from 9to5Google have discovered the latest version of Google Play Services a feature to detect nearby Bluetooth trackers. They found several references to “Unknown Device Alerts” and “Unknown Beacon Detection Notification” for Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons. The code for the latest version of Google Play Services also mentions the terms “Tile” and “ATag”. The latter is likely a reference to Apple’s AirTag.
This new feature would allow Android users Ring nearby Bluetooth trackers, regardless of their brand. It would be natively integrated into Android. In addition, Apple has already launched the Tracker Detect application to protect Android users from spy AirTags. However, it does not run automatically in the background. Users must initiate the search themselves.
Finally, we still have little information about this new Bluetooth tracker detection feature. Google has only been working on it since mid-March. As 9to5Google clarified, “It’s unclear if Android detection will be just a scanner or something more proactive.”
Source: ScreenRant