Google’s Find My Device uses an encrypted, crowdsourced network of other Android devices to help you find lost items like Bluetooth trackers, phones and headphones. But the network rollout has been slow and confusing, especially because the default settings make it harder to find your lost items. Change these settings so it works more like Apple’s Find My network.
Read the CNET article:
I Compared Apple’s Find My Network and Google’s Find My Device: Here’s the Clear Winner
0:00 What is Google’s Find My Device for Android
1:08 Find My Device rollout problems
1:59 Apple’s AirTag vs Google’s trackers
4:55 How to fix Google Find My Device issues
6:00 Does changing the settings actually help?
6:43 Samsung Smart Tags
7:30 AirTags, Android trackers and privacy
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@leonnewhall7088
July 1, 2024 at 8:14 am
Why aren’t you mentioning Samsung tags
@KaceyGreen
July 1, 2024 at 8:30 am
@6:43
@itzpierre3912
July 1, 2024 at 9:36 am
They are way better than even Apple’s AirTag.
@Chris-bb2cb
July 1, 2024 at 9:39 am
Samsung smart tag 2? uwb.. But yes they only work with samsung phones would be great if they worked with any android phone with UWB..
@MarkIsaac
July 1, 2024 at 10:51 am
Did you even watch the video?
@leonnewhall7088
July 1, 2024 at 11:38 am
@@MarkIsaac yes of course I did you barely mentioned Samsung find my device. For the tag system they have you mentioned Motorola more. The question is did you watch the video
@dera_ng
July 1, 2024 at 8:14 am
I think Google is becoming more and more comfortable with the growing normalcy that:
*Apple products are ALWAYS of higher quality compared to Google products*
Sad they folded.
@ChrisWehadababyitsaboy
July 1, 2024 at 9:05 am
apple is for tech dumb people though. Everyone i know with an apple can’t talk to me about tech. And They get pissed off when i show them i can turn any mp3 into a ringtone and customize anything i’d want. They are these type of people that still thinks the phone you lug around makes you cool. They haven’t moved on from high school. That’s an apple person to me
@Zomboy4313
July 1, 2024 at 11:15 am
@@ChrisWehadababyitsaboySad that’s your exposure to Apple
@Tagnalpik
July 1, 2024 at 8:28 am
Love how she says “Eeeh” 😄
@doygwapo
July 1, 2024 at 8:36 am
To fix this EU will mandate Apple to fix it 😂
@vincenta1217
July 1, 2024 at 3:12 pm
😂😂
@EugeneKee
July 1, 2024 at 8:47 am
This has been an android problem. You are always a gunnie pig all the time. Forever!
@jonathantimm4645
July 1, 2024 at 8:52 am
I am waiting on Pixel to release their own trackers.
@dan-endy810
July 1, 2024 at 9:06 am
Really sad to see that google is fumbling this opportunity.
I really hope they change the settings to what apple has.
Complete Support of the network or not at all and the standard being complete support.
Cause at the moment the settings are just too complicated, even though I am a complete Android Fan.
I really need a tracker for my luggage as I am travelling a lot and as a I got an android, there are not really much options.
My idea was to buy a third party tracker working with the apple find my network, so as long as i got internet i can see the tracker in the third party app on my android and track it down with that and it uses the apple network for locating, what you guys think?
@ChrisJohannsen
July 1, 2024 at 9:10 am
Why are you pretending Samsung smart tag 2 doesn’t exist? It has worked great for months and has uwb.
@likhan.ghosh.
July 1, 2024 at 11:55 am
Because it’s Samsung 🤢
@JoyStickJester_
July 1, 2024 at 2:10 pm
@@likhan.ghosh.you mean it works. 😊
@likhan.ghosh.
July 1, 2024 at 2:14 pm
@@ChrisJohannsen – Android’s don’t even get updates in a timely manner, if at all… So I can take a wild guess how well it works 👍🏼
@tech4now_
July 1, 2024 at 3:04 pm
You didn’t watch the video 😢
@ChadH2023
July 1, 2024 at 4:16 pm
@@likhan.ghosh. which updates exactly?
@henryijeoma
July 1, 2024 at 9:43 am
the samsung smartTag2 is wayy more accurate than both
@Francis__D
July 1, 2024 at 9:55 am
Before, i watch the video. Lemme guess, the system is great if everyone is on version of android but since that will never happen, its pretty much dead-on arrival?
*Edit: oh boy i give them too much credit! Wouldnt it be great if google just changed the settings rather than depending on users lol. Thats probably too much like Apple so its bad.
@7_of_9
July 1, 2024 at 10:00 am
Samsung!!!!! They created the Smart tag! It wasn’t Google or Apple 😅😅
@Evan_Adams
July 1, 2024 at 10:28 am
Should I return my peblebees?
@Evan_Adams
July 1, 2024 at 10:30 am
Truly dumb on Google to not have fixed this up when the network was delayed for whatever reason with apple
@hotdavesweet
July 1, 2024 at 10:44 am
Too much tech for me, I still have an iPhone 6S, an iPad 2 and a Gameboy Classic DMG🤣😭
@MarkIsaac
July 1, 2024 at 10:45 am
Google knows how to F everything up. For a company that has a lot of smart people, they sure do a lot of dumb s**t.
@Zomboy4313
July 1, 2024 at 11:16 am
They couldn’t give it a better name?
@richardc5100
July 1, 2024 at 11:52 am
Android playing catch up
@phaldaz
July 1, 2024 at 1:12 pm
6:51 “Samsung tags are NOT currently compatible with Google’s network…” Damn shame Samsung has not announced support all this time, so better to steer away as no update will ever be guaranteed
@JoyStickJester_
July 1, 2024 at 2:26 pm
Well Samsung has their release event on July 10th and they are going to announce the Galaxy Ring and if we lose that, there has to be a better way to find it outside of Samsung find my device so maybe they will announce something that works with Google? I doubt it but maybe. 🤞🏻
@topotree
July 1, 2024 at 1:50 pm
Here in india they(Google) sent me an email about their new find my device feature but it’s a while now.
@hometechUK
July 1, 2024 at 2:10 pm
Totally google fault find my device network is still currently pants, lack of update sent out to majority of android ohones & the choice of not work in all traffic areas as default was awful idea.
@vedanshchn
July 1, 2024 at 2:14 pm
The “for now” in the title is such a sweet optimism filled message for a company whose home work was done by Apple years ago and simply had to replicate it (because that’s what they’re best at) but still failed.
They had the already perfect thing to compare and improve their crap but still couldn’t “yet”.
@hometechUK
July 1, 2024 at 2:18 pm
Its amazing that google by default tracks your every move & track what you do on your phone by then on a encrypted tracker is decides we dont make any money of this so we will not use the best option by defsult. Crazy, google really needs new management at the top.
@JoyStickJester_
July 1, 2024 at 2:35 pm
I have both an Apple Airtag and Samsung Smart Tag 2. I will admit the airtag works a little better. When tracking it tracks while the airtag is moving while the Smart Tag does not. I can find the smart tag but it doesn’t track while moving.
On the other hand I recently took a flight from California to Colorado and put both trackers in my luggage. One of my bags was left behind to take the next flight. Both trackers located my luggage in California but once my luggage was in flight to Colorado I was able to track my luggage on the plane. I was able to track it once it was flying over Utah.
@JoyTothesummer
July 2, 2024 at 2:32 pm
The reason why Samsung does that is because Samsung unlike Apple doesn’t want people tracking you in real time you idiot 😂
@ChadH2023
July 1, 2024 at 4:15 pm
When are you going to add the Samsung hardware to the comparison video?
@lovescarguitar
July 1, 2024 at 7:41 pm
I have an idea on how those people were able to get on the network early. But, if you dont know i am not going to go out of the way to tell you…..
@LorenzoNacional-ju8me
July 1, 2024 at 9:57 pm
Continue 👏🕊️⚖️🦅. Vlog.
@MaxNeal-tl9bd
July 1, 2024 at 11:53 pm
Garbage 🗑️ Android and Google! 🙄🫨🤷♀️
@Tun--Tun
July 2, 2024 at 12:28 am
Will you marry me? 💍
@karni60
July 2, 2024 at 12:57 am
Google please fix this. and make Samsung join the network !@ DON’T make it fragmented !
@rosariodagosto6484
July 2, 2024 at 1:02 am
Google. Rules. Over. Apple. ❤❤
@tambulee
July 2, 2024 at 2:26 am
Android really is more quantity than quality
@Vincent_Koech
July 2, 2024 at 3:02 am
Google likes self sabotage. Why make such odd choices?
@faheemahmadofficial7701
July 2, 2024 at 3:53 am
Google ui and ux is terrible
@gthin
July 2, 2024 at 4:19 am
Keep clicking these if you want to giggle indefinitely 😂
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2:42
@ThorSparks
July 2, 2024 at 7:47 am
I’ll be surprised if Google doesn’t announce they are no longer supporting the find my device technology.
@anyadike
July 2, 2024 at 7:55 am
Why have Samsung and Tile suddenly disappeared from these tracker comparisons?
@fastattacktough688i6
July 2, 2024 at 1:06 pm
Find My on Android works fine. CNET is sad.
@capmendonca
July 2, 2024 at 1:16 pm
They need “simplicity” to this feature!
@arnoldquwi
July 2, 2024 at 2:28 pm
Love Lexi’s outfit by the way.
Find my Device is terrible. Simple
@JoyTothesummer
July 2, 2024 at 2:31 pm
Samsung’s find my device does it better. Cent eats apple butt
@nuyou21
July 2, 2024 at 5:09 pm
Oh, Google and their knockoff half-baked products 🤭😂