Comment by dotancohen

17 hours ago

Do these tags need to be configured on both networks to support both protocols? If I own an Android device and configure it there, will Apple devices still find the tag? How does that work?

The Chipolos that I have purchased appear on my phone when first presented, then do not offer to pair to other users' Find Hubs unless I deregister.

I imagine that Airtag functionality is disabled when Find Hub configures these tags.

I have heard in the commentary here that Chipolo is now making dual-network devices, but only one can be active at a time.

Apple has a larger and more sensitive network, so uses requiring tracking quality would lean that way.

I would prefer to find a tag that can be provisioned on both networks. I don't know if any actually work that way.

I'd also like a tag that would let me take it apart and disable the speaker. For my car, that seems appropriate, if I can also find a placement location which is extremely difficult to access.

Edit: Google is saying that "they generally require switching between networks rather than operating on both simultaneously."