The Find My Device application for Android obtains an update: the new Find My Device application is now divided into two tabs, one for Devicesand one for People. With him, you can easily coordinate meetings with friends or check that your children have arrived at home safely.
You will find the application preinstalled on pixels, and it is a Free download For other Android devices. It is also available on the webBut there is no iPhone application. Despite this, you can always keep an eye on the real -time locations of your contacts if they have iPhones, more about it in a moment.
The New People tab in search of my device.
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It is the same thing to find my device tool that received a fairly major upgrade last year. Although it has existed in a form for a certain form, showing you Android phones and other gadgets on a card if they have been lost and stolen, the new improved version has added a lot of features to make it more useful.
While before, you would need your phone and connected to WiFi to be able to find it, the 2024 improvements mean that you can now ask for the help of all the other millions of Android gadgets for (in complete safety and anonymously) follow the missing devices (Apple’s Find My Network works in the same way).
The same location sharing list is available in Google Maps.
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There is now now a support for third -party Bluetooth trackers, and recent pixels can even be located when turned off. The phones and tablets that you follow with the application can be designed to read a sound to help you find them, and you have the possibility of locking them or even wiping them remotely to ensure the security of your data.
All these upgrades were already in place, and now people who find people are the last to arrive: contacts that trust you, you can let yourself see where they are on a card, and you can choose to share your own location with them in return. If you think it looks very much like the feature that has already been integrated into Google Maps, it’s because it’s – it’s just that now you have another screen to access it.
Use find my device to find people
Open find my device on your phone and you will see the People The tab has a bit Beta Label next, indicating that this feature is a work in progress. There is also a sticker on the map, showing that the location sharing function is powered by Google Maps, even if you access it via Find My Device.
If you have already configured sharing via Google Maps, you will see your contacts listed and their current locations indicated on the map. Press the + (more) button to share your location with someone new: the default option is to share where one hour is, but you can press this to change it in Only today,, Until you turn thisAnd Personalized duration.
You can choose the duration of your location.
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You can then choose a contact in the panel below, or generate a link to send to someone in an application of your choice. They will be able to see the location of your phone for the time you have specified, as well as the battery level of the device, and they will have the opportunity to share their location in return, although they do not have it.
This is a feature that has been in Google Maps for a while: if you have never used it, you can find it in the Google Maps application by pressing your profile photo (top right) Location. As it works via Google Maps, contacts with iPhones can also be added and see your location as long as they have installed Google Maps.
You can share your location with anyone who uses Google Maps.
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Back in Search for my device, press any contact on your list to see where they are on the card. The next screen allows you to obtain routes to their current location (via Google Maps, of course) and stop sharing your location with them. Press the three points next to a name to hide them on the menu, if you only want to check them occasionally.
Head to find my device on the webAnd you get the same thing Devices And People Tablets, although you cannot add new contacts in the web application. You are always in control when it comes to knowing who can see where you are and for how long, and taking into account tight integration with Android, you can find it preferable to location sharing tools in applications such as WhatsApp.
