Android users finally have a Google-made tracker to help them find lost items.
The Google Pixel Tag is now on sale for $29.99 each or $99.99 for a four-pack. It can be attached to keys, wallets, and backpacks, and uses Bluetooth, ultra-wideband, and Google’s Find Hub network—which covers more than 1 billion Android devices—to locate your belongings.
Compared with the AirTag, the Pixel Tag is thinner and has an extra physical button. If you can’t find your phone, press the button twice to make it ring. The tag itself can also play an alert tone at up to about 80 decibels. You can share its location with up to 10 people, so there’s no need for the whole family to take turns interrogating each other about the car keys anymore.
It uses a replaceable CR2032 battery that lasts about a year and is rated IP67 for dust and water resistance. However, Google didn’t add NFC, so if someone finds it, they can’t simply tap it to read the owner’s information like they can with an AirTag.
Ultimately, the Pixel Tag isn’t just a piece of tracking hardware. It’s Google finally turning more than 1 billion Android devices into a genuinely useful network for finding lost items. $BTC
The Google Pixel Tag is now on sale for $29.99 each or $99.99 for a four-pack. It can be attached to keys, wallets, and backpacks, and uses Bluetooth, ultra-wideband, and Google’s Find Hub network—which covers more than 1 billion Android devices—to locate your belongings.
Compared with the AirTag, the Pixel Tag is thinner and has an extra physical button. If you can’t find your phone, press the button twice to make it ring. The tag itself can also play an alert tone at up to about 80 decibels. You can share its location with up to 10 people, so there’s no need for the whole family to take turns interrogating each other about the car keys anymore.
It uses a replaceable CR2032 battery that lasts about a year and is rated IP67 for dust and water resistance. However, Google didn’t add NFC, so if someone finds it, they can’t simply tap it to read the owner’s information like they can with an AirTag.
Ultimately, the Pixel Tag isn’t just a piece of tracking hardware. It’s Google finally turning more than 1 billion Android devices into a genuinely useful network for finding lost items. $BTC
