Submitted 1 year ago by CorrodedCranium@leminal.space to askandroid@lemdro.id
I know there are a lot on Ali Express and I’m curious if any are compatible with a FOSS app. I have tried using Tile products in the past but the app and the way they implemented a membership was a bit annoying.
I’m using Tile atm, waiting for Google’s version to be released
There’s SIM based ones
Would you need to pay for a second plan? I don’t know how that works or if you can have a copy of your existing SIM card
Yes, you will need to pay for a second plan
Sadly this is one of the many reasons I moved from a Pixel to the iPhone 15
That’s wild, because Google literally announced an air tag system, and companies like Chipolo have released “air tags” that work with the system, all before the iPhone 15 was even announced.
So you switched for no reason.
Having a tracker is one thing. If I wanted I could have gotten a Tile or Chipolo, but all of those require the user to install an app and be part of the tracking network for it to be useful, so you’re limited to those who have installed and allowed the app. Apple on the other hand has built in their tag tracking to every single iPhone period, whether they have a tag or not, so the mesh of phones that can track your tag is much, much larger especially in the US as I’m. It relying on people to install an app and a segmented product.
Not that I could bloody well find
cynar@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Google are implementing their version of apple’s airtag soon. It was supposed to go live a few months back. They have held fire however, until apple can reliably detect and warn about them. There are multiple companies planning to use the system as soon as it goes live.
Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Are there many Android devices that support UWB yet other than the newest Galaxy and Pixel 8 Pro?
cole@lemdro.id 1 year ago
Pixel 7 Pro and Pixel 6 Pro do too, but still to your point
skyspydude1@lemmy.world 1 year ago
My Note 20 has it, and its 3 years old.
CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 1 year ago
How so? It’s been a few years since I used mine.
avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
They’re now owned by Life360, a somewhat questionable outfit:
From: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life360?wprov=sfla1
somegadgetguy@lemdro.id 1 year ago
Apple basically holding the market hostage. I feel without some roadmap or estimation of when Apple will update iOS, we’re firmly in anticompetitive territory. I’ve sent some messages to the FTC. I feel a few more folks should also communicate with regulators.