This has allowed for offline finding, as well as support for more items on the service, such as tracker tags initially from Chipolo and Pebblebee.
These trackers are marked as supporting Google's Find My Device network via a badge on their product marketing.
The Find My Device network was announced in Google I/O 2023, to be released in July in the same year, before being delayed awaiting a new industry specification aimed to prevent unwanted tracking.
Find My Device locates and traces missing Android-powered smartphones, tablets, headphones/earphones, and Wear OS-powered smartwatches.
If something is lost but out of Bluetooth range, the app will display the last known location until another Android device is nearby.