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by londons_explore 1406 days ago
There are technical reasons... Uploading data to Find My requires a connection to apple.com which is authentic (ie. Uses crypto keys from the apple device, and apple won't give those keys to an android manufacturer).
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You really think Apple would say "no" if Samsung or Google said they want to connect their devices to the Find My network? They'd give the keys in a heartbeat.

But neither G nor S is willing to provide extra coverage for Apple nor do they want their phones connecting to a system they can't datamine.

I think the crux of the issue is that G & S won't work with A because A runs things like a dictatorship. Which is ironic considering how many international standards/specs A uses for their devices.

Pretty sure Apple would make a special "Apple-Fi" incompatible with standard Wifi if they could get away with it.

Apple would totally say no.

Currently it's a unique selling feature of the Apple ecosystem. If every phone could do it, then Apple would lose this benefit, and Apple would still be paying for all the servers.