{"id":14350,"date":"2025-06-25T19:52:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T19:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/14350\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T19:52:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T19:52:13","slug":"google-will-prompt-android-users-to-adjust-find-hub-privacy-setting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/14350\/","title":{"rendered":"Google will prompt Android users to adjust Find Hub privacy setting"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Google is making a change to Android device setup that will prompt users to change their Find Hub privacy settings, hopefully addressing a long-standing shortcoming of Google\u2019s tracker network.<\/p>\n

In the latest update to the June 2025 Google System Services changelog (see our coverage here<\/a>), Google has revealed a new step during device setup will as users to \u201cconfigure Find Hub\u201d while setting up their device. Google briefly explains:<\/p>\n

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You can now configure Find Hub when setting up your phone, allowing the device to be located remotely.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

As is often the case with this changelog, that doesn\u2019t tell us a ton on its own. While the feature hasn\u2019t rolled out, it is hiding behind the scenes and has been enabled by Android Authority<\/a>. By manually activating this new setup step, we can see that this page prompts users to adjust their Find Hub settings by angling it around finding \u201cyour device\u201d while also helping others. <\/p>\n

On this page, Google shows just two options. \u201cFindable in busy places only\u201d is the default and corresponds to the existing \u201chigh-traffic only\u201d option<\/a>. Google explicitly says that this option \u201cmay make it harder to find items in remote areas.\u201d The other option is \u201cFindable everywhere,\u201d which matches up with \u201cin all areas.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Google is introducing this change with the latest Play Services update, v25.24, but it\u2019s not live yet. It could be quite a while before we start seeing this on all devices, but it\u2019s certainly a welcome change. The default setting for Find Hub (previously Find My Device) is a contributing factor to why the network doesn\u2019t always work as well<\/a> as alternatives like Apple\u2019s AirTag.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll be keeping an eye out for the full rollout over the coming months.<\/p>\n

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