A feature is now available in Android launched by Google to prevent tracking
Google has begun rolling out a new feature on Android handsets that alerts users when unidentified tracking devices are nearby. This function makes it possible to monitor and identify tracking devices that do not belong to the user and follow him while he is moving because the user gets notified when a tracking device is nearby.
Without the knowledge of the original owner of the device, the user can play the tracker's sound to locate it precisely by clicking on the notification. The map that appears when the user clicks on the news shows when and where the tracking device began moving with him. The final four digits of the original owner's SIM number are also shown, along with the device's serial number. How to turn off the tracker is described in the feature.
Only Apple AirTags tracking devices are presently supported by this new functionality, and Google aims to enable tracking devices from other manufacturers including Samsung, Tile, and others.
Small trackers are frequently used to locate missing personal items, however, some people abuse them to follow someone else's movements covertly.
Apple first took steps to stop listening in on users' conversations and safeguard their privacy; now, Google is following this lead by announcing its new feature.
In the past, Google and Apple collaborated to establish new industry standards that would prevent trackers from being misused.
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