Imagine if anyone, not just Apple, could build on that, creating an automatic sneakernet. Populous areas without cell towers would come online, with ultra high latency. Throughput would also need to be throttled by the owner of each device to accommodate battery consumption preferences.
NB-IOT and LTE-M, along with the possibility that SpaceX can use Starlink satellites to provide low bandwidth LTE coverage, seems to give a viable path for global coverage soon
Only problem is that in the short term NB-IoT/LTE-M devices are rather expensive, both upfront and monthly costs. Guess that will come down over time though
I never heard of those before, but maybe LoRa gateways could work as a low-cost solution if having a very low bandwith isn't an issue?
And a 3rd party tool that does even more: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.seemoo.at_t...
What OP means is that I cannot purchase an Airtag/Chipolo, and then subsequently find that Airtag using the Find My Network with my Android device.
I can identify airtags around me with that App, but I cannot locate a missing Airtag.
Ay, there's the rub!