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Tom Pritchard

It’s about time Google added AirTag anti-stalking features to Android — and I/O 2023 is the perfect place to do it

An Apple AirTag, held between a user's fingers in front of a blurred green background

Ever since Apple AirTags launched, there have been a shockingly high number of reports of those coin-sized trackers being used for stalking. While Apple has done a number of things to counter this disturbing trend, Android users have been virtually ignored by the company. 

It’s about time Google stepped in to fix that problem. Google I/O 2023, which will no doubt feature a number of major Android 14 announcements, is the perfect opportunity to do just that. Especially if the rumors that Google is developing its own “Grogu” tracking tags end up being proven true.

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