Google Find My Device Network Launch Delayed, Awaiting Apple Collaboration on Anti-Stalking Tech
• Google delayed its Find My Device network launch to wait for Apple's implementation of cross-platform "unwanted tag" detection in iOS 17.5, expected in May.
• The Find My Device network will allow Android devices to locate Bluetooth tags from other devices, similar to Apple's AirTags, once launched.
• Google's hardware partners like Chipolo and Pebblebee have had Android tracking tags ready to launch for over a year but have been unable to due to the delays.
• Some Android users recently received emails about an imminent Find My Device network launch, but most have not, suggesting it may have been sent prematurely.
• Google was previously developing its own first-party tracking tag codenamed "Grogu," but its status is now unclear with the delays.