Apple’s Tracker Detect app for Android prevents scary AirTag stalkers
Do you have an Android smartphone and is there secretly someone else’s AirTag in your bag? Until recently, you were in the dark, but that is about to change.
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Apple has been working on an app for some time to warn Android users about the possible proximity of someone else’s AirTag. Since an AirTag is very small, it is easy for stalkers to track their victims undetected. iPhones have had a warning system for this for a long time, but Apple now also has a solution for Android smartphones.
Apple’s official Tracker Direct app is now available in the Google Play Store. Tracker Detect looks for trackers that are separate from their owner and that are compatible with Apple’s Find My network. These trackers include the AirTag, but also compatible trackers from other manufacturers. If you think someone is using an AirTag or other tracker to track your location, you can locate them with the Tracker Detect app.
Since trackers are becoming more and more ‘normal’ and many keys have an AirTag attached to them, the app is certainly not unimportant. Your safety should not depend on the smartphone you use. It was certainly time for an Android app to intercept AirTags. Better late than never, but Apple should have come a bit sooner with this.
Also read: how to track AirTags that may be following you in iOS 15.2
More about the AirTag
The AirTag is a handy device that helps you easily find things that you have lost. This involves a special technique that can locate your belongings with extra precision. On a map you can see exactly where your belongings are. On this page you can read everything about the functions of this ‘search sensor’.
Searching for your wallet or keys is a thing of the past with the AirTag. This is a small device that you attach to your keys or to your bag. You can also put it in your bag. This makes them traceable on your iPhone in the Find My app. When you’re near your stuff, this sensor makes contact with your iPhone or iPad. The Tag will have its own tab in the app.
Also read: everything about the Apple AirTag
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