Android customers could have extra methods to search out their units and different gadgets, Google introduced on Tuesday through the Android Present, per week earlier than Google I/O 2025. The corporate says its Discover My Machine characteristic, which permits Android customers to find misplaced telephones and different units, will develop into referred to as “Discover Hub,” because it rolls out assist for extra companions, satellite-based discovering capabilities, and airline partnerships.
Initially launched as an Android-based different to Apple’s Discover My service in 2013, Discover My Machine expanded just over a year ago with the introduction of a crowdsourced discovering community that might find private belongings by way of third-party Bluetooth trackers and tags, like these from Chipolo, Pebblebee, and others.
Now, Google is unveiling extra companions that may work with its service utilizing built-in location monitoring capabilities.
This contains built-in baggage discovering from manufacturers like July and Mokobara, a solution to find misplaced skis with built-in Peak integration, and new Bluetooth tags geared toward households from Pixbee. Later this month, Android customers can even be capable of use ultra-wideband (UWB) expertise to find Motorola’s moto tags.
The corporate says assist for satellite-based discovering will roll out later in 2025.
Google additionally introduced airline partnerships that may assist vacationers maintain observe of their baggage, following final yr’s information that Apple’s Find My will work with over a dozen airlines. For Android customers, new airline companions working with Google’s Discover Hub embrace Aer Lingus, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Iberia, and Singapore Airways.