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Find My Device

industry insightsApril 11, 2024

How Android's Find My Device Network Made Offline Tracking Possible

Google's crowdsourced Find My Device network used nearby Android phones, encrypted location reports and anti-stalking safeguards to locate offline items.

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Original illustration of Android Device Manager locating a lost phone on a map in 2013

industry insightsAugust 4, 2013

Android Device Manager and the Start of Google's Lost-Phone Tools

Android Device Manager brought remote location, ringing and data erasure to a broad range of Android phones in 2013, shaping today's recovery tools.

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