Losing the phone somewhere with it running out of charge or being stolen and the thief closing the phone, a big problem that faced Android phone users for a long time, but Google recently launched an update that solves that crisis.
The Find My Device service has received a software update, which enhances the features provided to Android users, as the user will be able to find his phone in the event of its loss, even if it is locked, depending on the Android devices surrounding the location of the phone, according to Google.
The update also adds that the user will receive visual instructions using augmented reality technology, explaining the directions to be followed to find his phone in an enclosed space, from within the Find My Device application by using the phone's camera.
By next month, a new feature will arrive that allows Android phone users to track their personal belongings through tracking devices developed by different companies such as Chipolo and Pebblebee, as the feature will use Google's Find My Device network to track them, and it will also be available to share the user's right to track his belongings to other users, as is the case with Apple devices to track AirTag belongings.
The new update first arrived in the United States and Canada, and will gradually reach the general public around the world.
With the escalation of the use of tracking devices to violate the privacy of users, by tracking them without their consent and the increase in car theft crimes through those devices, Google added the feature of sending alerts to users of Android and iOS phones, in the event that the Find My Device network detects the presence of a tracking device moving with the user, without his knowledge.
The US company also set a cap on the number of notifications received when the Find My Device network updates the location of trackers, to reduce the reliance of intruders and criminals on that feature for violations of the privacy of users' movements.
Google indicated that the new feature will soon be available on a range of headphones from Sony and JBL, which expands the range of the Find My Device network, as well as helps users of those headphones find them if they are lost.
The new update will reach all Android phones operating with operating system versions starting from Android 9.0 and later, reflecting the magnitude of the new developed network, according to statistics from StatCounter last March, Android 9.0 phones and events constitute 89.52% of the total number of Android phones globally, which amounts to more than 3 billion phones, according to Google in 2022.
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