Google Find Hub

[Ryok_01]

Hi,

I see that Nordic’s nRF Connect SDK now supports the Google Find Hub (Find My Device) SDK.

My question is would it be possible to build an asset tracking solution (hundreds of thousands of devices per year) using this technology, where:

• The devices use the Find Hub network for location crowdsourcing (via nearby Android phones), and
• My backend could access this location data via an API to track all devices centrally (not per individual user)?

Or is the Find Hub integration limited to individual-user “lost item” recovery with no API access to the crowdsourced data?

Thanks!

[Vidar Berg]

Hi,

It does not support this use case, unfortunately. Location data will only be available to the individual user who is paired with the locator tag. The specification also includes privacy features such as notifications to warn against “unwanted tracking”.

Best regards,

Vidar