Apple launches AirTag detector app for Android to boost privacy


 A woman walks past an Apple logo in front of an Apple store in Saint-Herblain near Nantes France September 16 2021.  REUTERSStephane MaheFile Photo

A woman walks past an Apple logo in front of an Apple store in Saint-Herblain near Nantes, France, September 16, 2021. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo

(Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Monday it had launched an Android app to help users scan nearby AirTags or other similar item trackers that might be traveling with them without their knowledge, in an effort to boost privacy.

The Tracker Detect app, which Apple released on Google's Play Store, says that a user can scan to try to find AirTags or compatible devices if they believed someone is using it to track their location.

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