Although the Bluetooth item tracker has been around for many years, it has attracted more attention after Apple launched AirTag, and it also makes people worry about whether it will be abused and become a tool for tracking privacy violations. In addition to Apple, Google is now also focusing on this issue, and It is planned to be integrated in the system to prevent someone from tracking users with trackers.
Google now pushes many new functions to Google Play, so clues of new functions can often be found in the Play software. After analyzing the new apk of Google Play, the foreign media 9to5Google found some code, pointing out that Google A related anti-tracking feature is under development.
The code shows that the Android system will be able to detect nearby Bluetooth LE devices in the future. If an unknown device is found, it will be able to send notifications and warnings. Currently, it can detect the most extensive AirTag and Tile. There is also a Finder Tag It is not yet known which device it is referring to.
9to5Google has also successfully turned on this feature, and it looks like it will be classified under the “Security and Emergency” setting, and this feature is still in the early stages of development. In response to the abuse of anti-trackers, Apple has integrated it in iOS, but on Android, although Apple, Samsung and Tile have launched related software, they all require users to turn on manual scanning. In the future, if Android can integrate the detection of unknown devices around , can greatly reduce the possibility of such trackers being abused to track and violate privacy.
Citation Source: 9to5Google