Billions of Android users receive a huge free upgrade – and it could save you money
BILLIONS of Android users will benefit from a new upgrade which will help them save money in the long run.
The announcement was made during the I/O 2023, a livestreamed event from Google discussing the company's latest news.
During the speech, speaker Sameer Samat announced the tech brand would be expanding its Find My Device function, catching up to location-tracking add-ons offered by Apple and Tile.
The move will be music to the Android users' ears, with Sameer adding that headphones, tablets, and other product categories will be added to Find My Device in the coming months.
For those who routinely misplace their costly devices, the update will ease the financial burden of replacing lost products.
Creating a large location network, the extension will allow others to lock on to your missing gadget and find out where it's located.
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He said: “It’s powered by a network of billions of Android devices around the world".
The Google VP also stressed that the details of your missing device's location will be encrypted.
He continued: “From the start, we designed the network in a privacy-preserving way”, meaning that "Google can’t see or use it [location] for any other purposes.”
It comes after it was revealed how one iPhone storage hack could help you save money.
