With UWB support and luggage tracking: "Find my device" becomes "Find Hub"
Google is further expanding its "Find my device" network and renaming it "Find Hub". Lost luggage should be easier to find in future.
"Find my device" becomes the Google "Find Hub".
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In addition to a redesign of Android 16 and Wear OS 6 and other news, Google has renamed its “Find My Devices” network “Find Hub” and given it new functions as part of the Android Show.
With the “Find Hub”, Google wants to make it easier for users to “find items, family, and friends”. Among other things, the company wants to expand the number of partner companies, but also the type of product that can be found. Satellite communication is also moving into the hub.
First suitcases and skis with “Find Hub” integration
In addition to smartphones, headphones, and tracking gadgets, the first companies such as suitcase manufacturers July and Mokobara have announced products with Find Hub integration. Ski manufacturer Peak is also integrating tracker support into its first products. The manufacturer Pixbee is also planning Bluetooth pendants with Disney motifs.
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For more precise positioning than with Bluetooth, Google is activating support for ultra-wideband (UWB) tags later this month. Motorola's Moto Tag, which was launched in 2024, already has UWB on board, meaning that the tag can be located more precisely in future with the Google update.
Google's “Find Hub” gets support for satellite connectivity
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In addition to UWB support, Google is integrating satellite connectivity into the “Find Hub” over the course of the year to increase its security. According to the manufacturer, this should make it possible to “stay in touch with friends and family when there is no mobile reception”. Google has not yet revealed any further details about the function, but it sounds like users will be able to share their location with third parties via satellite as well as send and receive messages.
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To move closer to Apple's Airtags in terms of functionality, users will be able to share trackers and products with Find Hub support with airlines via Find Hub from the beginning of 2026 to make it easier to find lost luggage. The first airlines include Aer Lingus, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Iberia, and Singapore Airlines.
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