[wallwarp]

I do wish it would’ve been open-sourced and used cross-platform.

also > that’s utilizing api and privileges that others cannot

Apple is allowing third party device makers to integrate with the find my system. What’s the difference between apple

[justapassenger]

There’s much more than just find my. For a start, other apps can’t really run in background, and can’t get reliable access to location, that’s crucial for something like this (even if you allow app to access your location, iOS will still keep on asking users periodically to disable it).

All of those things are done for good of the platform, to limit abuse form other apps, sure. But it’s also conveniently giving apple’s products unfair advantage.