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I wasn't aware they operated as baseline Bluetooth headphones by default on other devices, so even having read the readme it wasn't obvious.
by Springtime 3mo ago
I wasn't aware they operated as baseline Bluetooth headphones by default on other devices, so even having read the readme it wasn't obvious.
- hack1312 3mo agoHow else did you think they worked
- Springtime 3mo agoI assumed, like Apple's Airtags (which use Bluetooth LE), that they used some proprietary pairing that's incompatible with non-Apple devices.
- culi 3mo agoAirtags can be scanned with your non-Apple smartphone's NFC reader which gives you contact info for the owner. Beyond that, all tracker devices are proprietary. The Tile/Chipolo network only works with Tile/Chipolo; Samsung's SmartTag only works with the SmartThings app which is exclusive to Samsung phones; etc. I just don't think the comparison is apt
- usef- 3mo agoNew chipolos work in both Apple Find My and Android Find Hub. Most third-party tags seem to support multiple platforms now.
- lloeki 3mo agoWarning: many don't support both at the same time (setting up for one disables the other until reset)
- gambiting 3mo agoUgreen tags work with both Google's Find network and Apple's FindMy network.
- jorvi 3mo agoDo they work with the network or with the app? If it's the first, that seems like they would be a vastly superior offering to AirTags, especially outside America, where people aren't so Apple-crazy.
- gambiting 3mo agoI don't know, I have an android phone. I just know it says it's compatible with the airtag network on the box, so I suspect it's the first. Ugreen doesn't even have any specific app for these, so I assume it goes through the primary setup method.
- culi 3mo agoWell there you go. I guess its not so proprietary after all.
- marysol5 3mo agoLoads of 3rd party tags that work on the other networks though. That was the point they were making, not that they had some NFC extra-functionality
- culi 3mo agoWhat are some examples of 3rd party tags? I know the Find My network itself has been hacked around with for a 3rd party tag. I've always dreamed of an open-source tag that integrates with all the major networks so I can put a little tag on my cat's collar and track his travels.
- Epa095 3mo agoBut its still what he thought...