Android AirTag finder app is finally here to let users find and sync with the Apples find my service. But the biggest concern that this app will solve will be privacy-related especially when someone tries to stalks someone using an AirTag.
Apple devices have a built-in feature designed to prevent tracking. If your iPhone senses that a strange AirTag, separated from its owner, is following you, it will send you an alert. If that AirTag is not found, it will start to make a sound anywhere from 8 to 24 hours after being separated from its owner.
Android AirTag finder app
The Tracker Detect app comes out of a need for better security for Android Users in the Find My network. Having such a wide network to track a tiny, easy-to-miss device could make it easy for someone to use AirTags to track someone.
Android users did not have this protection. That’s where Tracker Detect comes in; with this new Android AirTag app, you can scan the area to see if anyone may be tracking your location with an AirTag or other Find My-enabled accessory.
If you’re concerned about people tracking you, download the Tracker Detect app from the Google Play Store. You don’t need an Apple account or any Apple devices to use it.
The app won’t scan automatically. So you’ll have to look for devices manually. To do that, open the app and tap Scan. Apple says it may take up to 15 minutes to find an AirTag that’s separated from its owner. You can tap Stop Scanning to end the search if you feel safe.
If the app detects something, it will mark it as Unknown AirTag. Once the app has detected an AirTag, you can play a sound through the tag for up to ten minutes. When you find the AirTag, you can scan it with an NFC reader to learn more about it.
Hold the top of your phone up to the white side of the AirTag. Before long, a notification should appear, which you can tap to see information like the tag’s serial number. If its owner marked it as lost, you’ll see their phone number.