Google might launch a ‘Pixel Tag’
Google is seemingly working on an item tracker that might compete with Apple's AirTag. 9to5Google obtained an image of something called a "Google Pixel Tag" that has a small oval shape.
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Google is working on a small device called the Pixel Tag. It looks like an oval tracker with a speaker, similar to Apple's AirTag. The device would use Google's Find My Device network, now called Find Hub, to help locate lost items. The leak appeared just before Google's hardware event on August 12.
Why it matters
If released, the Pixel Tag could give Android users an easy way to track their belongings, increasing competition with Apple's AirTag and expanding Google's ecosystem.
- What is the Pixel Tag?
- A small oval item tracker with a speaker that works with Google's Find My Device network.
- When might Google announce it?
- Around the August 12 hardware launch event.
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Google might launch a ‘Pixel Tag’
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