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Apple-like Find My Device network coming to your Samsung Galaxy
At the beginning of this month, Google revealed what new changes the Play System December 2022 update will bring for Android devices. Now, the company refreshed the Google Play December 2022 update page, which teases the arrival of Apple-like “Find My Device” network feature for Android devices, including Samsung.
According to Google, the Play System December 2022 update includes encrypted last-known-location reports for Android devices on the Find My Device feature. The company notes that the Find My Device function will now use a new privacy-centric framework to make lost device tracing better.
- [Phone] Find My Device now supports encrypted last-known-location reports for Android devices, using a new privacy-centric framework.
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Similar to Google Pixel phones, Samsung Galaxy devices will also receive the December 2022 Play System update in near future. There is high possibility that the mountain view company will also introduce the enhanced Find My Device feature to Samsung Galaxy and other phones as well.
Google has not yet released the December 2022 Play System update for Android devices including Pixel. However, the OTA package won’t get too much time to reach your compatible device. Specifically, For this feature, Google mentioned that the Google Play services v50.22 is required, which updated yesterday.
Apple Find My network
Apple’s Find My network feature uses advanced end-to-end encryption with industry-leading security to allow users easily locate their belongings in the Find My app. All Apple devices logged with the same Apple ID can be located using the Find My app, even without internet connectivity in certain cases.
