The Where is now app allows you to track even non-Apple products

Ebike models, bluetooth headsets and a tracker that anticipates the release of AirTags are already compatible

(Photo: Chipolo) tracked through the useful remote location service. The Californian company has in fact extended compatibility to gadgets ranging from small trackers such as the new Chipolo One, bluetooth headphones to certain eBike models that converge in the "Accessories" tab of the application. Let's find out how it works and which devices are currently compatible.

The Where is service works thanks to the millions of Apple devices spread all over the world to set up a capillary network of secure, anonymous and short-range communication that takes advantage of the low consumption bluetooth connection (le - low energy). Each device that participates in global localization and covers an area of ​​about 80 meters in range: if the gadget to be tracked passes nearby, it is thus reported and reported on the map that opens in the application of the user who wants to retrieve it. A very useful tool in case of theft or loss, which also allows you to lock the device behind the pin code and delete sensitive information remotely.

(Photo: VanMoof) Now Apple opens this network also to gadgets of third parties with the Find My Network Accessory Program project allowing external companies to insert their own product - present or under development - so as to make it traceable. Apple has announced a draft of the technical specifications for circuit manufacturers that will be released in the coming months to take advantage of not only Bluetooth Le but also Ultra Wideband technology via U1 chip, for more precise localization.

(Photo: Belkin) There are already some third-party devices already compatible such as the latest models of VanMoof's S3 and X3 eBikes, the Belkin Soundform Freedom true wireless earbuds and the small Chipolo One Spot tracker, which seems to be the perfect forerunner to AirTags, Apple's proposal that is expected very soon. According to what has been anticipated, numerous products will be added to the list in the coming months.

Among the functions that could soon arrive on Dov'è there is also the useful anti stalking tool, here's how it works.


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