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industry insightsAugust 1, 2026

How Android's Find My Device Network Made Offline Tracking Possible

Google's crowdsourced Find My Device network used nearby Android phones, encrypted location reports and anti-stalking safeguards to locate offline items.

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Original illustration of Android Device Manager locating a lost phone on a map in 2013

industry insightsAugust 1, 2026

Android Device Manager and the Start of Google's Lost-Phone Tools

Android Device Manager brought remote location, ringing and data erasure to a broad range of Android phones in 2013, shaping today's recovery tools.

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