The article says all phones Android 9 and up are in on the network.
But I was under the impression that enrollment in the network was still rolling out? Anyone have details on the current state?
To me, this just sounds like the network isn’t rolled out fully yet (or that NYC residents don’t use Android, which seems suspect) rather than a failing of the device itself.
Been using it for a bit now with the new pebblebee and chipolo trackers.
Support is extended back to Android 9, but that definitely does not mean people are actively contributing to it.
You have to log in to your Google account again.
Then, based on my prior location settings, Find My was off and my offline tracking was off.
There’s only a subtle permission nag at the top of your list of devices.
I would be willing to bet a not insignificant number of folks will setup offline support with only the lowest level of tracking/contributing. A lot of folks won’t even know they haven’t completely activated it.
It’s not as forced “opt out” as Apple’s network, and you have slightly more granular controls for how much you want to share. It’s going to take a bit longer for it to match the accuracy of Apple’s network in North America, but it’s already giving me pings with better updates than Tile’s network.
The article says all phones Android 9 and up are in on the network.
But I was under the impression that enrollment in the network was still rolling out? Anyone have details on the current state?
To me, this just sounds like the network isn’t rolled out fully yet (or that NYC residents don’t use Android, which seems suspect) rather than a failing of the device itself.
Been using it for a bit now with the new pebblebee and chipolo trackers. Support is extended back to Android 9, but that definitely does not mean people are actively contributing to it. You have to log in to your Google account again. Then, based on my prior location settings, Find My was off and my offline tracking was off. There’s only a subtle permission nag at the top of your list of devices. I would be willing to bet a not insignificant number of folks will setup offline support with only the lowest level of tracking/contributing. A lot of folks won’t even know they haven’t completely activated it.
It’s not as forced “opt out” as Apple’s network, and you have slightly more granular controls for how much you want to share. It’s going to take a bit longer for it to match the accuracy of Apple’s network in North America, but it’s already giving me pings with better updates than Tile’s network.
It could very well be the case.