Months after announcing, Google’s unknown tracker alerts are now rolling out to eligible Android handsets , informing users of illegal tracking by any Bluetooth-based GPS trackers.
Unknown Tracker Alerts on Android
Tracking a person remotely is happening for both good and bad reasons today. While the tracker makers say it’s for the safety of your loved ones, perpetrators use them for spying and stalking. And with the advent of Apple’s AirTags, the digital tracking of a person has only materialised.
Well, to stop this, Google has come up with a new Unknown Tracker Alert system for Android that will help users detect any unknown trackers attached to them. Based on Bluetooth, the tracker will notify users of suspicious trackers upon detection and share measures to manage them.
Further, you can hit a “ Play sound ” option to make the device chirp to locate it better. And if it seems dangerous, the feature will even provide instructions on deactivating it . If you haven’t received any notification but are still paranoid about someone tracking you, you can always do a manual scan to check so.
Go to Settings > Safety & Emergency > Unknown Tracker Alerts, and select the “ Scan now ” button. The scan will take about ten seconds and shows any available trackers. Though this feature reduces the effectiveness of tracking a stolen item on a map, this is needed considering the rise of illegal tracking.
