Pebblebee’s trackers now work on Apple’s or Google’s networks

Pebblebee has announced caller Universal versions of its Bluetooth trackers that supports some Apple’s Find My and Google’s Find My Device networks. At $34.99 each they’re much costly than Apple’s fashionable $29 AirTags, but they see further features similar rechargeable batteries and a airy that tin marque them easier to find successful the dark.

Compatibility with some Apple’s and Google’s networks perchance makes the Pebblebee Universal a amended prime for households utilizing a premix of iOS and Android devices, but the trackers won’t enactment connected some networks astatine the aforesaid time. When Google introduced its upgraded Find My Device network past April, Pebblebee confirmed to 9to5Google that its trackers would beryllium constricted to the web they were initially acceptable up with. According to that report, if you privation to power from Apple’s Find My to Google’s Find My Device web oregon vice versa, the tracker volition request a mill reset. The Verge has reached retired to Pebblebee to corroborate this is however its Universal trackers work.

On the different hand, if you privation to beryllium capable to find the Universal trackers connected immoderate device, you tin opt for Pebblebee’s ain app implicit Apple and Google’s networks. The institution says its trackers person a scope of up to 500 feet (with a reduced scope indoors) portion the app includes further features similar geofencing, truthful you’ll beryllium notified erstwhile a favored oregon kid leaves a predefined area, and harmless zones wherever you won’t beryllium notified if a tracker is near behind.

The app tin besides beryllium utilized to find Pebblebee’s trackers extracurricular the 500 ft Bluetooth range, but the diagnostic is babelike connected it being detected by different devices with Pebblebee’s app installed, and won’t beryllium arsenic robust arsenic Google oregon Apple’s extended networks.

Pebblebee’s Universal trackers are disposable successful 3 versions. The Clip includes an integrated keyring truthful it tin beryllium attached to items without having to bargain a case, offers up to 12 hours of artillery life, and tin beryllium charged with a modular USB-C cable. The Card is simply a thinner alternate designed to gaffe into wallets and has up to 18 months of artillery life, portion the Tag is Pebblebee’s smallest and lightest tracker and volition tally up to 8 months betwixt charges. The Pebblebee Card and Tag some trust connected proprietary magnetic chargers.

Similar to Apple’s AirTags, the Pebblebee Universal trackers are cheaper erstwhile purchased successful bundles. A two-pack is discounted to $64.99 portion a four-pack is $119.99.