Google will help you pester your friends into turning location sharing on (APK teardown)

by dbadmin | Aug 13, 2025 | Authority Insights, Find Hub, Google, News

Google’s Find Hub combines resources for tracking devices and sharing location with friends and family. Users need to positively consent first before their location is shared with anyone. The app is working to build an easy way for you to request your friends grant...

Here’s how Google Find Hub satellite location sharing is going to work (APK teardown)

by dbadmin | Aug 13, 2025 | Authority Insights, Find Hub, Google, News

Google announced back in May that the newly renamed Find Hub would be adding support for satellite-based location sharing. That’s still not here yet, but a recent app update reveals text strings that hint at how things will work. Users will be able to share their...

How Google’s Find Hub could use Android 16’s Secure Lock to protect your sensitive data

by dbadmin | Jun 26, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, Find Hub, News

Android 16 introduces a “Secure Lock” feature that enhances the security of remotely locking a lost device. Secure Lock restricts access to notifications, Quick Settings, widgets, and the digital assistant and requires both the screen lock credential and biometrics to...

Google’s Find Hub network is unreliable, but this simple change could fix it

by dbadmin | Jun 25, 2025 | Authority Insights, Find Hub, Google, News

Google could improve its Find Hub network by convincing users during device setup to select a more reliable, but less private, tracking option. This new setup screen rebrands the existing network options to better explain that the default option may be less reliable,...

PSA: Google’s Find Hub network lacks pairing lock, making tracker theft surprisingly easy

by dbadmin | Jun 24, 2025 | Find Hub, Find My Device, Google, News

Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Unlike AirTags, Bluetooth tags compatible with Google’s Find Hub don’t have a pairing lock. The trackers can easily be factory reset and paired with a new Android device. Reddit users spotted that the issue affects multiple...

Android Find Hub can now precisely locate your Moto Tag trackers thanks to UWB

by dbadmin | Jun 11, 2025 | Bluetooth trackers, Find Hub, Motorola, News, UWB

Android’s newly renamed Find Hub announced support for UWB tracking last month, starting with Moto Tag trackers. This week a new Moto Tag firmware update has been spotted that implements UWB support. In order to take advantage of the precise tracking, you’ll need a...