Android users easily become victims of AirTag tracking without even knowing it hay

When Apple launched AirTag last month, it announced it would focus on safety and privacy by alerting users if they were being tracked by an AirTag. However, the AirTag makes a great tracking device for stalkers because Android users have no way of detecting it when it's hidden.

Without access to Find My, AirTag could be anywhere on you or in your car without you even knowing it. Of course, Android device users who do not have access to Find My cannot detect the AirTag assigned to them.

For iPhone users, Apple has provided new software alerts to let them know about the possibility of being stalked. Although this feature is quite difficult to access, users can rest assured by going to the settings menu and looking for strange AirTags if they suspect they are being tracked. On the contrary, if they don't have a phone, they won't know they are being tracked.

Only after being separated from its owner for 72 hours, the AirTag will alert people with a 60-decibel tone, equivalent to the volume of a dishwasher or normal conversation. The beep will not sound if the AirTag is out of range of the phone it is paired with for 3 consecutive days, which means that people who want to track you may approach you often so that the AirTag does not make a sound. warning.

In addition, the warning can easily become useless to people with hearing impairments.

It's inexplicable that Apple doesn't take the safety of people who don't use its operating system seriously. Apple just protecting iOS users is not enough. Billions of Android users also deserve protection from this stalking.

The key thing Apple needs to do is provide Android users with a secure facility to notify users of nearby AirTag trackers.