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Tile owner Life360 picks satellites over partnering with Apple or Google

A third-party option for location tracking.

They say that using Hubble’s satellites, Tile trackers will eventually be able to find items on both Android and iPhone devices even outside the range of cellular connectivity. The expanded range of Life360’s network still leaves questions about safety and privacy that have arisen around Bluetooth tracking devices. However, Apple has at least rolled out some meaningful improvements, with louder sound alerts and iPhone notifications when an AirTag is moving with somebody besides its owner, and today, Apple and Google announced they’ve launched support for a new industry specification, Detecting Unwanted Location Trackers, that works across both iOS and Android.

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