The Find My Device network was full of promise, but Android’s alternative to the tech behind Apple’s AirTag launched to a rough start in 2024.

Enable Find My Device on your Android phone to get a few options to locate or reset your device. If you use a Samsung phone, creating a Samsung account and enabling Find My Mobile works best.

We’re looking at version 3.1.305-1 of Google’s Find My Device app. We first spotted code in the app referencing UWB hardware all the way back in the spring of last year, and over the months ...