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iPhones, Android Phones Can Now Detect More Rogue Bluetooth Trackers
Phones running iOS 17.5 and Android 6.0+ will automatically display 'unknown tracker alerts' if they spot an AirTag or other supported Bluetooth tracker separated from its owner nearby.
iPhone And Android Finally Get Anti-Stalking Alerts For Most Bluetooth Trackers
While helpful, Bluetooth like Apple AirTags can also put you in a dangerous situation. For this reason, iPhone and Android are getting anti-stalking alerts.
Apple, Google’s Unwanted Bluetooth Tracker Alerts Now Available via iOS, Android Update
It does not matter if you are using iOS or Android. Apple and Google's collaboration now delivers unwanted Bluetooth tracker alerts that would notify users if they were tagged with the technology.
Apple and Google roll out a cross-platform feature to tackle unwanted Bluetooth trackers
Apple and Google's long-in-the-works effort to alert people to unwanted Bluetooth trackers that may have been planted on them has come to fruition. The companies have developed an industry standard called Detecting Unwanted Location Trackers.
Apple and Google update to prevent stalking with Bluetooth trackers
IT giants Apple and Google have taken concrete steps to stop people from using Bluetooth trackers to stalk people. A jointly developed industry standard across the Android and iOS mobile platforms was integrated into the iPhone operating system iOS with the update to version iOS 17.
Apple finally adds iPhone alerts for third-party Bluetooth trackers
A new industry specification devised by Apple and Google to address the safety risks of Bluetooth tracking devices is now live. Apple announced this week it has implemented alerts for unknown third-party Bluetooth trackers in iOS 17.
Apple and Google agree on standard to alert people when unknown Bluetooth devices may be tracking them
Apple and Google announced that iPhone and Android users will start seeing alerts when tracking devices are being used to track them.
Google and Apple partner to fight location tracker stalking
The move, announced by Apple and Google on Monday, is the latest sign that the two major platforms are working to ameloriate the downside of wireless trackers.
AirTags and other Bluetooth trackers are safer with this iOS 17.5 anti-stalking feature
Apple has just released the iOS 17.5 software update to all users, after months of beta testing. The update includes Apple and Google's anti-stalking measures for Bluetooth trackers, which is designed to make devices such as AirTags safer.
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