Google launches Find My Device network with offline tracking feature

As informed through email, Google has now released the Find My Device network for Android. It’s initially rolling out in the US and Canada, with more regions to follow gradually. Google says the Find My Device network would be expanded to select premium devices.

Android’s advanced Find My Device network is able to find devices even in the discharged state or not connected to the internet. As of the beginning, Google’s Pixel 8 and 8 Pro smartphones can be found even “if they’re powered off or the battery is dead.”

The new FMD network will use over a billion Android 9+ devices to find your lost items. Find My Device will initially find lost Android devices, with headphones coming soon after, while support for third-party Find My Device Bluetooth tags coming in May.

Google announced in its press release that it’s  “working” with other Android OEMs and chipmakers on expanding this capability to premium devices. For the Pixel 8 series offline finding feature, Google credits “specialized Pixel hardware.”

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