A late feature that works on more than Google trackers. Google
Losing something doesn’t feel good; it never has. However, realizing you lost it three hours and two train stops later feels even worse, in my opinion. That is exactly what Google’s latest addition to the Find Hub addresses.
Google’s Find Hub for Android, the app that helps locate compatible devices, now has a “Notify when left behind” feature. It pings your phone when you walk away from a tracker (or the item it’s attached to), and helps you avoid losing stuff (via 9To5Google).
9To5Google How do the alerts work, and which trackers get them?
Open the Find Hub app, select a tag or a device that supports the feature, and tap the settings button. There you’ll see the new “Notify when left behind” toggle; enable it. That’s it. It’s a per-tracker toggle, which lets you guard your wallet tag without being nagged about the spare keys.
Once it’s on, your phone pings you when you start wandering off without the tracker, unless that tracker is sitting in a saved or familiar location. That spares you a false alarm every time a tag stays on the hook.
