The Pixel Tag Is Google’s Answer To The Airtag

More than 2 years aft launching its ain device-tracking network, Google has yet followed up pinch its ain tracker. The Pixel Tag, which goes connected waste successful November, looks for illustration 1 of nan much tin trackers too: It combines ultra wideband (UWB) pinch Bluetooth 6.0 Channel Sounding for 2 chopped types of precision tracking.

The Pixel Tag goes connected waste connected November 11th, dissimilar nan recently announced Pixel 11 and Pixel Watch 5, which are already disposable to preorder and vessel adjacent week. When it arrives, nan Tag will costs $29, pinch a four-pack for $99 — nan nonstop aforesaid pricing arsenic Apple’s AirTag 2.

The Pixel Tag is simply a slim oblong instrumentality disposable successful 1 grayish colour — Fog — that weighs astir 12g, aliases 0.4oz. Like nan AirTag, it has nary built-in hooks aliases clips for attaching to objects you want to track. There’s a azygous fastener that will trigger a sound connected your phone, for nan uncommon juncture erstwhile you’ve sewage nan Tag but person mislaid your main device. It besides has an IP67 rating, truthful it should beryllium safe from particulate and rain. As for nan battery, nan Pixel Tag takes CR2032 coin batteries, and says 1 artillery should past for complete a year.

Naturally, it’ll beryllium compatible pinch Google’s Find Hub network, which leverages nan Bluetooth capabilities of Android devices worldwide to thief find mislaid objects. After a rocky launch, nan web has improved steadily since, though erstwhile I tested it past year I recovered it was still little precise than Apple’s.

Once you’re adjacent capable to nan Pixel Tag, UWB lets nan Find Hub app show nan region and guidance to nan tracker, truthful agelong arsenic you’re utilizing a telephone pinch a UWB chip. Channel Sounding is simply a newer improvement that tin show nan nonstop distance, but not direction, and it will activity pinch immoderate telephone aliases tablet that includes Bluetooth 6.0. The Moto Tag 2 is nan only different locator to presently support it.

Google instrumentality owners will request a Pixel 10 aliases later to return advantage of Channel Sounding, and immoderate Pro exemplary since nan 6 for UWB — moreover successful nan caller Pixel 11 series, nan guidelines exemplary still lacks UWB. You tin way nan Tag utilizing a Pixel Watch too, and immoderate exemplary since nan 4 will support Channel Sounding, while nan 2 aliases later see UWB. You tin besides inquire Gemini to ringing nan Tag’s speaker for you.