The first AirTag-style tracking devices for Google’s rebooted Find My Device network launched earlier this month, and now Anker’s security sub-brand Eufy has announced two potential bargain options.
As Keynote USAGoogle discovered, Eufy announced its two SmartTrack devices a couple of weeks ago in a blog post, but they got lost in the noise around Google’s new network. Like Apple‘s Find My network, Google’s equivalent anonymously taps into the millions of Android devices around the world to help locate your devices, making these types of trackers very powerful.
Eufy’s two options are the SmartTrack Link (a small square keychain for keys, luggage, and more) and the SmartTrack Card, which fits into your wallet. Both support Google’s Find My Device network as well as unknown tracker alerts, which are available on Android and are expected to arrive on iPhones starting with iOS 17.5 in mid-May.
Because Google’s Find My Device network gets the location of your devices using other people’s Android phones or tablets, you’ll be able to see where compatible devices are on a map (including these new options from Eufy) even if they’re offline.
Eufy says the SmartTrack Link and Card will be available in June and pricing is yet to be confirmed. But we can get a good indicator of its potential price by looking at the Eufy equivalents for Apple’s Find My network, which are available now.
Right now, the SmartTrack Link costs $19.99 / £19.99 (around AU$38), while the SmartTrack Card costs $29.99 / £29.99 (around AU$57). However, both are usually on sale for much less, meaning they could also be an impulse buy when they arrive on Android in June.
The wave of Android trackers begins
These new trackers from Anker’s Eufy brand join a growing list of Find My Device options for Android phones, with rivals Chipolo and Pebblebee also announcing their models.
They mostly offer similar designs and features, including Fast Pair support for what should be a quick setup process. Chipolo’s options are the One Point tracker ($28 / £30 / AU$49) for keys and its Card Point tracker ($35 / £35 / AU$49) for wallets.
Similarly, Pebblebee offers Clip ($30 / £25 / AU$47) and Card ($30 / £25 / AU$47) trackers, which you can pre-order now before they ship from May 27. To help differentiate itself, Pebblebee also has an extra-small tracker called the Tag ($35 / £29 / AU$55) that weighs just 6.5g.
However, one brand that is unlikely to join the party is the pioneer of smartphone-based trackers, Tile. It’s focusing on supporting Life360, which calls itself a “family location app” and bought Tile a few years ago.
Still, now that Eufy joins Chipolo and Pebblebee, Android fans won’t be short of Find My Device tracking options; Now we just have to wait for the network to roll out globally, which should be complete by the end of June.
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