Mientras que aún estamos aguardando que Apple presente su versión de Tile, la compañía abraza su servicio Find My a las compañías que se unen a su programa MFi, lo que deja a los fabricantes integrar la detección de localización en dispositivos listos para utilizar.
Update: Since posting, Apple has made the next announcement. Auxiliary information will now be incorporated. "Apple today released the updated Find My app, which lets third-party products use the private and secure search capabilities of Apple's Find My network, which includes hundreds and hundreds of millions of Apple devices."
Now it's over there
"For more than a decade, our service customers have trusted Find My to find their lost or stolen Apple devices while protecting their privacy," said Bob Borchers, Apple's vice president of Global Product Marketing. “We are now bringing the powerful search capabilities of Find My, one of our most popular services, to more people through the Find My Network accessory program. We are excited to see how Belkin, Chipolo and VanMoof are using this technology, and we look forward to seeing what other partners create. "To support this, Apple released a new app called Find My Certification Asst. Compatible with devices running iOS 3 or later and iPadOS 3 or later, the app lets accessory manufacturers verify that their devices are properly configured for use with Apple's Find My Network." Reserved for MFi licensees. Use the Find My Certification wizard to test discovery, connection, and other key requirements for accessories you develop that incorporate Find My network technology,” Apple says. “Find My Network is a participatory network of hundreds and hundreds of millions of Apple devices that can help users find iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and soon third-party accessories that are compatible with Find My Network, on 'Help with the Find My app,' Apple states. Apple has announced that it will open up FindMy to third-party devices at WWDC XNUMX. The move was believed to be in response to pressure from regulators in the US and Europe who questioned whether Apple was giving itself an advantage by introducing a product that competed with Tile and other item tagging systems. Belkin announced its first product with Find My support at CES XNUMX. The SoundForm Freedom True Wireless headphones are Qi-compatible wireless headphones and were originally expected in March or April. VanMoof's latest SXNUMX and XXNUMX e-bikes, Belkin's SOUNDFORM Freedom True Wireless headphones, and Chipolo ONE Spot item finder are the first set of innovative third-party accessories to work with Find My.
Find my… AirTags?
The tool debuts as speculation again, suggesting that Apple's long-awaited, if not legendary, AirTags may not be ready for the market. While Apple has never said anything about these things, it's really hard to avoid feeling like they've been overdue, since gossip that it intended to introduce them has been doing the rounds for almost a couple of years now. We've been hearing lately that they're going to charge wirelessly, they're going to cost $XNUMX, and they're going to measure XNUMX x XNUMX x XNUMXmm, information concrete enough to be a myth.
How does it work
Devices on the Find My network use Bluetooth wireless technology to detect missing nearby devices or items and also report their approximate location to the owner. All interaction is end-to-end encrypted, anonymous, and consumes very little processing or battery power. You'll still get a warning if your device notices an unrecognized accessory that may travel with them; Essentially, you will be notified if someone tries to track you down. When you configure the accessory, it creates two cryptographic keys. The owner's Apple device stores both a private key and a public key, while the accessory has the public key, which it transmits. Nearby devices retrieve this public key and share it with Apple's servers, but this information can only be retrieved by the owner of the device. The developer application exposes auxiliary information about the operation of the system.
- Items are considered in defined states, such as Next or Separated.
- If you lose a device, you will be able to activate the Separated state and the system will help you find that item and alert users near the device.
- If the tracked factor cannot be found, the system will give you its last famous location.
Apple also recently updated its Find My app with a new Items tab, with icons for keys, bikes, and backpacks. You can see this information right on a Mac: just type
findmy:// items in Safari.
And the business?
The security of the system relies on the use of a device to configure FindMy accessory tracking, which is then associated with the Apple ID used on the owning device. This is great for users, but it can limit the deployment of technology in companies. That would be a shame, given the increasing use of Apple products across the company. To realize the potential of these markets, a way to assign or share device ownership privileges will need to be developed, likely through something like a family plan or Managed ID. These could become useful add-ons for equipment monitoring and security, and should deliver a real gain in efficiency in certain scenarios, such as health, scanning, and storage.
NB: Apple is also announcing a draft specification for chipmakers to be released later this spring. As a result, third-party device manufacturers will be able to take advantage of Ultra Wideband technology on U1-equipped Apple devices. Follow me on Twitter or join me on AppleHolic's bar & grill sets and Apple Discussions on MeWe.
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