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Android is getting my favorite iOS tracking feature – what to expect
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'Notify when left behind' is making its way to Android - but to limited devices for now.
A much-needed update — “Notify when left behind” — is rolling out to Google’s Find My hub. The feature sends a notification when a registered device is separated from your phone, except when you leave it at your house.
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According to 9to5Google, this feature was first previewed in October, with the notification available for Chipolo trackers and Moto Tag.
This feature is not yet available for other peripherals such as headphones. I tried to see if my Sony WH-1000XM6 headphones or Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 have it — they don’t. Hopefully, support is on the way. In the meantime, here’s what we know.
“Notify when left behind” is my all-time favorite device tracking feature on iOS. Any device set up on my Find My network is compatible with this feature, including my MacBook Air, AirPods Pro 3, and Apple Watch, three devices I often take out of the house — and have indeed left behind once or twice.
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If these devices are separated from my phone in an unsaved location, I’ll get a notification of which device I left and where. In iOS, you can customize which locations are “safe,” and won’t notify you if you leave them there.
On Android, this feature is currently limited to only notifying you when a device is left at a location other than the home address registered to your Google account. Hopefully, location customization is on the horizon.