@@AAKalam in the current state, yes I would agree that Samsung's network is better and more reliable. Hopefully that changes as Google's network matures, they fix bugs, more people join, and UWB is added.

@@volkinaxe check out moto tag! That's my new recommendation since those are supposed to support UWB later this year. But also, the network seems to be not working as well as it should be yet, so may be worth waiting altogether until it matures

@@jasonashley9853 yea I've gotten to where I mainly use WhatsApp with my family, and have been trying to use Signal more, but still most people don't want to download a messaging app for whatever reason. I feel like it's hardwired in many peoples minds here that you must rely on the default app. RCS has largely worked well for me but I find it to have issues far more often than WhatsApp (like my example in the video). I am looking forward to RCS and RCS 2.7 is officially bringing stuff like in line replies, editing messages, etc. not sure when apple will implement this but will still be nice to have most of the basic chat features in RCS work well cross-platform

@@boogiedownnyc moto tags will support UWB later this year! They were released 2 August I think. Google is still working out some issue with the network and rolling it out to more people so from my experience the network isn't working great yet. Although I do think it will improve. Probably a good idea not to purchase any more yet and to keep this in mind and not be too dependent on them

@@akphoffman nice! Hope you enjoyed it. Which comment, may I ask? Also, since making this motorola announced they will be releasing a tracker with UWB capabilities. So between that one coming soon and the fact that Google is still working on rolling out network and making it better might be good to wait to purchase

​@@BBTechBreakdown It was a reddit post with airtags_alternatives_for_google_pixel

@@ScottLive1 thank you and yes! Good to see an UWB one coming soon. My experience with the pebblebee tracker is that Google is still working through rolling out the network and some bugs in the rollout. Gonna make a video on it but it's looking like a good idea for most people to wait a bit and see how the network is in a couple months when the UWB tracker is out and Google rolls out their "enhancements" which are supposed to be coming to the network. I do think it will eventually be on par with apple (or better in many places), but it will take some time to mature from what it seems

@@SourMango99 greatly appreciate it! I am looking forward to the pixel buds pro being supported by the new network as some older articles mention that they are supposed to be at some point. Not sure if they will support the xm4s tho but would like to see it. They likely won't have precise tracking like with UWB but the nearby tracking like the Bluetooth trackers and what pixel currently has. But Motorola is actually releasing an UWB capable tracker in a couple months or so which will be the first one available on Android's network

Or 2 level find my device watch that can use like google pixel watch 2

@@surfing8323 thank you! As far as verified support for the new network (level 2) I'm not sure any is working yet. Although I do think the pixel watch is supposed to be supported at some point. It can be tracked as level 1 right now, just see the last place it was connected to your own device Also, there's more good news I saw about Google verifying that they are working on some improvements to the new network as far as rolling it out to more people and making it work better. Many people (including me) were having issues getting any location updates with their Bluetooth trackers. So right now the network is still a work in progress but I do think it will be great as Google continues to work out the bugs and roll it out more widely.

Nice! Hopefully it is rolling out quickly everywhere as my pebblebee tracker was having difficulty being tracked in public due to the network not having out to a lot of people (at least that's why I'm assuming it's doing that)

I also don't see how they are going to add E2EE without updating to a newer UP profile for RCS.

The only issue with location sharing is Google maps vs Apple maps I believe. Otherwise, it would work I would think.

@@jasonashley9853 yea they likely won't unless RCS UP is updated. I feel like it will eventually happen, and I hope it does, but there has also been a bunch of government opposition to encrypted messaging and what not too so not sure how that could affect E2EE coming to RCS

Appreciate the feedback! I'll keep an eye on that next video. Glad you enjoyed it though

Hahaha, if she hates it then the kids could always install Google Meet or another similar app to video call cross platform. But I do understand how dependent many people are on Apple's built in stuff (especially iMessage and FaceTime in the US), and how resistant they can be to other apps, especially young people.

I finally got my Pebblebee tracker in and have been doing some more extensive testing with it (will be releasing video soon). And yea I have experienced a lot of bugs and actually had to completely factory reset my Pebblebee device because I couldn't even connect locally or even activate the sound at all. Also doesn't do well in public yet and I presume the network isn't rolled out much and the aforementioned bugs. I do think they will work out this stuff over time but it's not very helpful yet in its current state

controll center also can be resize or move wherever you want

Yes saw both of these! Nice additions.

Probably not necessarily ideal, since the dog would have to be within 50 ish feet of others to be able to track. I do know some people do use Airtags for their dogs tho. It could depend on the situation and if you live in a densely populated area on whether or not you think it'd be worth it Not too familiar with other products but I do think they make gps trackers for dogs which could potentially work better, but you'd need to look into it

So this network (as with other networks) requires that the person be a part of the network. In the case of this network (as with apples) you are typically automatically opted in but you can choose to opt out. So in short, since she doesn't have the app I'm assuming she won't be a part of the network and therefore won't be able to ping it. She likely opted out of Google find my device at some point. So not every android user will be a part of the network (as with apples network, not every iPhone user is part of it) but since it is on by default, once this rolls around worldwide then a good portion of android users will have it (not sure on the exact numbers). Another factor to consider is changing your settings on the Google find my device app to find your device with network in all areas. This just means even if there is one devive in the network it will be used to located the device. Does this help at all?

Thank you for the super quick reply. And I do like your videos. Just to clear some things up, she never opted out of the network. She just never installed the app, so if nobody installs the app. How is it gonna be a full network? There's gotta be more to it because the phone will already automatically Tell you if somebody's tracking you. so is that using the same network?

@@mrj.juneau from my understanding you can still be a part of the network without having the actual app installed. If you are with her you could have her search in the settings app for "Find My Device". It should be integrated into the OS and work without the app. The app would be for tracking your eligible devices. I just deleted the app and still have access to these find my device settings in the settings app and I am still part of the network

@BBTechBreakdown Perfect, that was a great answer. The one I was looking for also and you are right. Even though she doesn't have the app, she is part of the network. Good to know. This definitely makes the trackers a useful tool. I've used Samsung smart tags and the tile trackers. I have about 12 tile trackers and 4 Samsung trackers. I'm not happy with the tile trackers. Just because the network is not large enough to be useful. The samsung smarttags work great, they even have like a seven day location map

@@mrj.juneau nice! That's good to know. My Pebblebee tracker just shipped and planning to test out the network with it and make a video as soon as it arrives. Honestly for the time being you will probably get a better experience with the Samsung ones until the Google network fully rolls out and works matures a little.

Please provide any extra info I may be missing because I don't personally own a Samsung or Xiamoi phone 1: there's a couple things to this part - to my knowledge you should still be able to take advantage of both of you have for example a Samsung phone. Does it make you pick one or the other? - Also, Is there any evidence that Google's network effects Xiamoi or Samsung in a way that inhibits their networks from operating how they should? - also, I think what we should want is Google implementing this rather than leaving it all up to each phone manufacturer. Sure those phone manufacturers can implement their own thing, but if you can make the network that much larger by using androids system rather than one phone manufacturer I think that's good. The issue as of now is that Google hasn't fully rolled out the network AND there's still missing features such as UWB (although it seems they are paving the way for that due to APK teardown). So hopefully as googles new network matures, rolls out to everyone, and gets all necessary features then the combined network of all android users would be stronger. And again, people should still be able to use those networks of Samsung and Xiamoi if they choose 2: I dont think this is a legitimate concern. - this technology uses an incredibly low amount of power, hence why such small devices such as Airtags can have battery life up to a year. That is one of the main advantages of this technology. - also if you know you're gonna store it away for that long of a period it's probably best to reset the device anyway 3: Ive never been alerted of an unknown tag following me so can't say much to this. I do know that apple and Google use the same DULT spec, so the technology behind detecting unwanted tags should be the same

Yea there are definitely some things I missed, but these were some of the most obvious. I think I forgot to mention the volume controls in this video too. So much more intuitive and easier to use on android And I actually saw recently that iOS 18 is finally supposed to add the ability to schedule messages.

@@BBTechBreakdown that's a nice addition from Android that iOS usere can use.

Yea there are definitely pros and cons to each. What aspects of iOS do you enjoy over android the most? And what were the main reasons you switched?

Correct, but you can't track the airtags or other bluetooth trackers on there. But it also looks like the same may be the case for Google unfortunately (but I haven't had chance to test it yet)

I think he should be able to do the basic tracking to see the last time they were connected to his device (assuming he has location history for his phone or other device he is connecting to enabled). But I think that working with the new network relies on the manufacturer of the headphones. So very little chance Apple will make their products compatible with androids network

That's a great deal. If the storage is enough for you and you don't care about the pencil pro then it'd be really hard to tell a difference

@@BBTechBreakdown Exactly!

That is great to hear so the air 6 was not much of an upgrade.

Really? I just bought the iPad Air 5 for the same price as you and I was actually disappointed. I had a ipad pro 2017 10.5 and honestly, the only thing that’s an upgrade is the processor and ram. The screen doesn’t have as much contrast and the colors look better on the 2017 pro(the colors look kind of washed out on the iPad Air), the air doesn’t have 120Hz like the 2017 and the storage is the same at 64 gigs. I honestly thought it would be a bigger upgrade… honestly all of these features I didn’t even think about because I just figured six years later that Apple would’ve upgraded all the iPads to what the pro was in 2017…

@@teddysurf yea apple saves the best displays and refresh rates for the iPad Pro. Which makes sense to an extent (although I still think the airs should absolutely have 120Hz displays). So when moving from an older iPad Pro to a newer iPad Air it won't necessarily translate to improvements across the board, especially with the display, as you are moving from an older premium device to a newer less premium device.

If it's the one compatible with Android's new network it's honestly probably because Google hasn't rolled it out to many people yet. So that large network doesn't really exist yet as they are rolling it out incrementally. It's not clear to me how many people have it yet, but ive heard from a few people that this is the case for them too. Hopefully I get my tracker soon to test Is it the one compatible with Android's new network?

If it's for.androids new network it will improve with time. Now how long it will be before they roll it out to everyone I'm not entirely sure. Shouldnt be crazy long, especially with these trackers out

I'm that case - Fingers crossed on a higher uptake of these devices! Thanks for your video!

@@harshupadhyaya7263 also, make sure your setting in the Google's find my device app is NOT set to "with network in high traffic areas only". If it is, it will only use the network when you have multiple people in the network around. And default to "level 1" when there aren't multiple devices. If you have it set to "with network in all areas" it should use network even if just one device is nearby.

It's been set to "with network in all areas" and not "with network in high-traffic areas only". Been a few days since it detected the device lol. Will give it a few weeks but not convinced yet sadly! Really was (and still) rooting for this!

I'm no expert on jailbreaking iOS, it's been a while since I've done it, but it will allow you to bypass some of these issues from what I understand. But it's not a tenable solution for the vast majority of smartphone users And even if you are able to implement it, updating software is not as simple and you lose your warranty. So basically, yea if you want you can jailbreak and fix some of these issues, but you will encounter other annoyances with jailbreaking to where the things I mentioned in this video are just design choices for the OS that I find make Android easier and more intuitive than iOS in general

@@BBTechBreakdown Okay and I can agree

Yea if I had an older unit, the increased storage and longer updates would likely be worth the M2 over Air 5 since 64GB isn't much.

@@BBTechBreakdownI got the 256gb air 5 for my nephews so there was not much to upgrade to the air 6.

@@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj yea it would be really hard to justify upgrading from the 256 GB air 5! You'd honestly have to really try to find the differences especially with everyday takes (except maybe the landscape camera). Got my wife the Air 5 late last year and I know for sure she wouldn't be able to tell the difference lol

Thank you! These along with other limitations on iOS is why I prefer android as well. Glad you enjoyed the video

Yes, it ultimately comes to preference. And this video isn't meant to say everyone needs to use android (id actually recommend most my family and friends stay with iPhone). It's more to address a common misconception that iOS is easier. The vast majority of people I am around assume this is true, so I'd imagine it's true of many others. There are things that iOS does better than android and vice versa. But I think there are some things that are objectively easier and more intuitive on Android and think it's helpful for many who may not know or be familiar with Android to see it's not scary.

Hahaha. Yea, I find it so odd how confident many people are that iPhone is just so much better but really the only reason they think that is because they've never tried anything else and the marketing has convinced them. Not sure how it is elsewhere, but this is certainly true of many Americans

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Yea I see what you're saying about why it couldn't be replaceable. But Pebblebee's card is rechargeable, which I think would make sense to purchase for most people still. The Chipolo one is slightly thinner than pebblebee which could be a reason to purchase, but Pebblebee's is still very thin and rechargeable. It's the only tracker that's available now that doesn't have a replaceable or rechargeable battery and I don't think that's very obvious up front at all, so that's the main reason this (Although the title may be a little exaggerated).

Lol which one were you upgrading from and what's your use case?

@@BBTechBreakdown I was upgrading from the air 5. I thought it was gonna be worth it. I should have done my research more before purchasing it

@@supinthiam5741 yea, that's good you were able to get a refund though

Thanks for letting everyone know! I felt bad about getting the air 5 for my nephews just shortly before the air 6 came out. But after watching the reviews, I felt better since they said there was not much difference and upgrades so I felt better. I think the biggest upgrade is the M1 to M2 chip, the other options for more storage and the 13 inch screen. But that is pretty much it so I don’t think it was much of an upgrade so not worth upgrading.