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I have a Motorola, and don't hate the update, but the way the switch apps button looks isn't great. Instead of it being ◻️ it's a thin rectangle between 2 lines kind of like this. |[]|
I know that Google's Find My Device network got off to a rocky start when it launched last year & initial tests done by a lot of reviewers showed that Google's network was basically useless; sometimes being hours behind when compared to the Apple's Find My network.
Well, I am happy to report that now Google's network is on par with Apple's network, at least in India.
I recently got a Jio Tag Go which is a Google Find My Device capable tracking device from Jio in India. It's quite cheap at ₹ 1499 ($ 17). These devices are from our local telco & worked great.
I went on a 1700km travel across South India with it. For shits & giggles, I also threw in an Apple Air Tag in the bag. Google's Find My Device network kept pace with Apple's network & both networks were within few minutes of each other in updating the location. Whether it was an airport or a hotel room, the location was updated. I would see both the tags move through the airport baggage areas almost real-time. I would leave my bag at the hotel while I was out at meetings & both Apple AirTag & Jio Tag Go would update locations almost at the same time (my hotel window overlooked a busy road if that helps).
Whenever I go to a meeting, I usually leave my laptop bag in the trunk of my car. The location gets updated pretty good by a passing Android device.
Bear in mind, Google's network works well in India because Android has almost 85-90% Market Share in India when compared to Apple's measly 10%. But I am happy to report that Google's network is pretty on-par with Apple's here.
Note: I have taken screenshots with location updated timings for both iPhone & Google Pixel. But I would rather not share them online to protect my & my family's privacy. Thanks for understanding.
5.8 seems a bit high? What do y’all think the real # is?
Here is the current page, and the wayback machine version on January 1st 2025.
Why would they do this? Also it seems they tried to cover it with SI/C option that wasn't there before.
Maybe they are scared that people will use the filter to buy phones with removable batteries now that 2027 is closer and manufacturers will start to comply with EU legislation?
I hope this is the correct place to post this, gsmarena was my go-to website to search for android phones, I feel this is a negative change for the android world
Followup of this post
https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1hzzaeh/what_are_things_android_can_do_that_iphone_cant/
Apart from the Apple Ecosystem stuff of course