- Google is rolling out an update to Android’s unknown tracker alerts that makes it easier to stop people from tracking you.
- A new feature lets you temporarily pause your device’s location from being used by an unknown tracker tag.
- It also adds a new “Find Nearby” feature that will help you find the exact location of an unknown tracker tag.
When Apple released the AirTag a few years ago, it inadvertently created one of the most effective tools for stalking people, causing a lot of real world harm. The reason it’s so effective as a stalking tool is because there are so many Apple devices it can piggyback off of for location updates. To combat this, Apple, Google, and other industry leaders joined forces to create unknown tracker alerts, a feature that makes it possible to detect when an unwanted tracker tag may be traveling with you. Today, Google has announced an update that makes it even easier to combat stalking via tracker tags.
Google is now rolling out an update to unknown tracker alerts that implements two new features: