Comment by ssully
2 years ago
Not saying this to defend Apple, but last week I had that same location tracking pop up for Apples Weather app.
2 years ago
Not saying this to defend Apple, but last week I had that same location tracking pop up for Apples Weather app.
Yes but that doesn't distract from the airtags issue, because airtags are supported by the OS itself, not a specific app. Good on Apple for applying the same rules to it's apps, but not so good on Apple for not giving Tile a way to work in the same manner as airtags.
https://www.macrumors.com/2021/05/04/tile-ceo-on-competition...
> > The main points of differentiation of AirTags vis a vis Tile are enabled by platform capabilities that we don't have access to.
> Apple has, in fact, launched the Find My network that gives third-party accessories some of the same access that AirTags have, and Find My network accessories will be able to access the U1 chip in the iPhone 11 and 12 models much like the AirTags, but Tile won't be able to use the Find My network unless it abandons its own app and infrastructure, which it is likely unwilling to do.
> Prober said that Tile has been "seeking to access" the U1 chip since its introduction in the iPhone , and has been denied.
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Here's the developer docs for accessing the U1 chip https://developer.apple.com/documentation/nearbyinteraction/...
... and a presentation on the use of the U1 chip with 3rd party accessories at WWDC 2021 https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2021/10165/
This is different. This is Apple saying use our network, not allowing Tile to use their own.
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