Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone

From	Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk>
Newsgroups	comp.mobile.android
Subject	Re: Is an airtag following you and your OT iphone
Date	2026-04-01 21:35 +0100
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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.

> 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 ...

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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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