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I have a related question: Does anyone know an alternative to the AirTags? I suppose we need to wait for the Google alternative they're already working on? But I somehow expect google services are needed on the device to make it work.
I know there are some bluetooth ones out there. But they only work in close proximity. And I once tried one and it needed a new coin cell battery every 6 weeks...
I know tiles exist but I don't know if they are better than Apple's stuff with regard to privacy. They do work on Android though.
I found something by Samsung, called a Galaxy SmartTag. They don't seem to include privacy at all and only work with Samsung smartphones. So they won't talk to my trusty de-googled GrapheneOS Pixel phone. But people expect Google to release their own alternative soon. I don't think we know any details about them yet. I was just thinking... People seem to like the AirTags and they sell well. I could also find some use-cases for a (proper) Find-My network. Guess we're going to find out soon. I think in theory there is nothing against end-to-end encrypting the location data. But I doubt Google chooses privacy as their unique selling point.