Apple and Google Both Have Ways to Find Your Lost Devices: Here's the Winner

Apple's Find My and Google's Find My Device both let you find lost items, including phones and Bluetooth trackers. Apple's Find My can look for products like the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch andAirTags, plus some third-party devices likeNomad's Tracking Card. TheFind My Device networkcan search for Android devices like phones and tablets, Wear OS watches like thePixel Watch, supported headphones and Bluetooth trackers such asChipolo's One Point.Google's network expands on and rebrands the 11-year old Android Device Manager, while Apple's Find My network has been around since 2010. But how do the networks compare in 2024? Watch this: Apple's Find My vs. Android's Find My Device Network 09:08 To find out, I took the Chipolo One Point and an AirTag to Pier 39, the most popular tourist destination in San Francisco. Then, CNET's John Kim hid the trackers outside of Bluetooth range and I had to locate them using the Find My app on aniPhone 14 Proand Find My Device on aGoogle Pixel 8 Pro. Here's...