No problem locating the tag via Bluetooth, with graphical proximity indication and a loud beep. People have reported difficulties with remote location using Android Find My Device FMD. For me it worked if I set the location to "with network in all areas", so it was detected even by a single Android phone with FMD installed. Tested on my easyJet hold bag on a flight to the UK, and across London. Works much better than expected.
I am not very satisfied with the Google compatible
on October 28, 2024
Posted by: Riccardo
Verified Purchase:Yes
I am not very satisfied with the Google compatible version "find my device" compared to the version that only works with Chipolo. The Chipolo app is more flexible in use and organization, inside the Google app it is much less efficient. The Google solution does not have the capabilities of the Apple AirTag solution, used by some Chipolo devices, often and willingly I find the Chipolo Google offline or with positions that are days old even if they are with me. Also, the acoustic signal function if you move away from the Chipolo is not present in ChipoloGoogle. I was hoping for the possibility of having all the Chipolo functions in addition to the Google ones but it is not so and therefore I am very disappointed with the solution and I recommend aiming only for the Chipolo versions or those that work with Apple.
I am very surprised by Chipolo and find it a good tool for monitoring and controlling mobile devices and vehicles. If you know the system, however, you also know that the location transmission cannot be specified and transmitted very precisely and the update of the location depends on the number of mobile phone users with Bluetooth switched on near the Chipolo. Therefore, a location is probably rarely updated in rural areas. Overall, however, I am satisfied.
Too early to tell for sure, but early performance has not been up to expectations. Google's Find My Device app just isn't locating these trackers as well or frequently as I expected. I would hold off on getting any more for a while to see if the network starts to perform better.