Google Announces Android Device Manager For Later This Month 80
An anonymous reader writes "Google today announced Android Device Manager, a new app coming later this month that helps you find your lost phone or tablet. The service will be available for devices running Android 2.2 (Froyo) or above. Details are scarce right now, but Google does say Android Device Manager will let you ring your phone at maximum volume so you can find it, even if it's been silenced. We also know you'll need to be signed into your Google Account to use the service."
Re:What about migrating phones? (Score:4, Interesting)
One wonders why Google wanted in this market, when it was so (more than) adequately populated with other apps.
1. because "find my device" is something users expect for free, and the free offerings available are either weak or crippled.
2. because tracking / locating is a sensitive feature, and people trust google more than others
3. because find my phone is something that people don't know they need until they need it, so if it can be one of the pre-installed google apps, all the better