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Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone

From "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.mobile.android
Subject Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone
Date 2026-04-01 22:57 +0200
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On 2026-04-01 22:35, Andy Burns wrote:
> Carlos E.R. wrote:
> 
>> Andy Burns wrote:
>> >> I'd only be interested in trackers where the native OS did the
>>> tracking, not an app that relatively few users will have installed.
>>
>> There is a problem with those.
>>
>> If I am in Spain, I would want a tracker that works with Androids, but 
>> if I cross the pond, I probably would want one that works with iPhones.
> 
> Good point, at least the current generations of devices will work with 
> either Android or Apple (not at the same time) so if you know a friendly 
> iPhone user you could swap the device(s) over for a week or two.

No, I don't know any. Mmm... the son of a friend, 500 Km away, had one 
when he was a kid.

They could invent trackers with dual hardware, that may be activated and 
tracked on any phone.

> 
>> Arguably, one that works with a popular app would work with phones of 
>> both brands.
>>
>> There is a need for a tracker that works natively with both brands.
> 
> Google and Apple managed to grit their teeth and get the stalking 
> detection working cross-platform, but they apparently didn't have the 
> appetite to make tracking work that way.  No doubt Apple had a better 
> network at the time and didn't want to lose their advantage ...

But the network is almost nil in Europe.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.
ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;

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Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-03-30 16:13 -0400
  Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-03-30 13:56 -0700
    Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2026-03-31 07:45 +0200
  Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-03-31 09:05 +0100
  Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-03-31 17:37 +0000
    Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-03-31 19:28 +0100
      Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-01 14:08 +0200
        Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-04-01 15:25 +0100
          Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-04-01 14:37 -0400
            Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-04-07 00:55 -0400
              Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-04-07 14:04 +0000
                Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-04-07 13:05 -0400
                Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-07 21:45 +0200
                Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-04-08 11:30 +0000
                Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-08 21:13 +0200
          Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-01 21:51 +0200
            Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-04-01 21:35 +0100
              Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-01 22:57 +0200
                Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-04-02 06:54 +0000
                Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2026-04-02 16:47 +0200
                Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-03 23:52 +0200
                Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2026-04-04 09:03 +0200
                Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-04-04 09:34 +0000
                Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2026-04-04 12:02 +0200
                Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-04 14:45 +0200
                Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2026-04-02 09:04 +0200
                Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-04-02 08:17 +0100
                Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-04-02 14:15 +0000
                Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-04-02 15:55 +0000
                Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-04-02 14:09 +0000
                Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-04-02 15:55 +0000
                Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-04-02 18:14 +0000
                Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-04-03 19:15 +0000
                Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-04-03 19:37 +0000
                Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-04-03 21:22 +0000
      Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-04-01 18:39 +0000

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