In iOS 13, Apple introduced“offline finding,” a service that helps Apple users find lost devices, even if they’re not connected to the Internet in a type of networked Bluetooth crowdsourcing. It added it to the fine print of the existing “Find My” user agreement, which all Apple customers are entered into by default when they set up their phones. And now, because of the changes Apple made, Tile can’t ask permission for always-on location tracking during the setup process. Apple has also been buying Google ads for the search term “tile app” and other similar terms related to the devices. When a person searches “Tile App,” the first advertisement takes them to the Tile app on Apple’s App Store.

Source: Washington Post November 26, 2019 20:15 UTC