This is NOT to be confused with “android find my device”, which only tracks your phone/samsung watch.
I am talking about google’s “Find my device” which is on androids and works with Airtag like devices: currently from pebblebee and Chippola, soon motorola, and likely google in the future.
Applications would be Animal tracking, motion sensors/room sensors to set off automations. Also, could place on vehicles to set off automations more accurately based on zones.
“But it’s just bluetooth”, well no, not exactly. It uses the same concept of a “net” that Apple does, this time with android/google phones. As long as people with these types of phones are around your “tag”, you will be able to know where it currently is.
its actually the same thing now, the whole app was updated to support both. fwiw i have tried the intent on android to trigger find my device and it was locked for security, i expect the same with the new update
Dont think airtags have any support now either?
when did you order them? waiting on mine to see what can be done with them
I think I read somewhere that there wasn’t an open API. I.e. when you want to use them through the pebblebee app you won’t be able to see them in the Google app, and visa versa. You’d think if there was any kind of API it would be used by the manufacturer. Probably comes down to security. I wish it could be integrated though.
The only reason I haven’t bought a ton of these tags already is because I’m waiting for some kind of Home Assistant integration with them. If that happens, I’ll be buying a ton of these tags. I don’t even care which brand of tag at this point (though it would be nice to have one that supports UWB as well).
I wish one of these tag companies would figure out supporting BOTH Google and Apple’s systems simultaneously on the same tag. There are some that support both, but you can only pick one OS functioning at a time. I wouldn’t mind if the battery dies a little faster. The batteries usually last a long time anyway.
I’m really surprised this isn’t a thing already though. I know there is an Apple Docker that will do tracking for theirs, but I’m surprised this isn’t a higher demand for both by now. I guess they both want to keep things locked up. It’s keeping me from buying a bunch until then though.
Following this one. Waiting for google, mototag, pebblebee or chipolo to add an api so they can be integrated with HA. It would be a massive upgrade on Tile
Currently neither google tags nor Samsung tags can be tracked. it is a pity because I am obliged to have two devices, one to track the keys within the cloud and one to track my presence in the house.
I wonder if setting up a Pebblebee on an iphone would result in tracking via iBeacon.
I am disappointed, today I had an iphone in my hands and tried to configure a Pebblebee the Apple “find me” application.
Even in this version I cannot see an iBeacon, but a traffic that keeps changing of MAC address. So nothing can be done with it to detect the presence!
Hopefully, the API will be published so that they can be used for that as well…