Google's Android equivalent of Apple's Find My network has officially arrived.

Google published one blog post on Monday by unveiling the new, crowdsourced Find My Device network, which can help Android users find their devices, including phones and tablets, even offline.

The network includes over a billion devices, according to Google, and began rolling out to Android users in the US and Canada on Monday on devices running Android 9+. Google plans a global distribution.

^{Android phones Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro. Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images}

Next month, users will be able to tap into the Find My Device network to find tracker tags, which can be attached to hard-to-place items like their keys or luggage. Google will begin supporting Bluetooth tags from Chipolo and Pebblebee in May, with additional support for tags from companies such as Motorola and Eufy later this year.

The Find My Device network also works with Google Nest smart home devices by showing users how close their lost devices are to any Google smart home product.

The network the matches Apple's AirTag technology allowing users to share tagged devices with friends and family.

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Google's Find My Network was a long time coming – the company discovered first plans for the function last year. Apple announced its Find My network for iOS on 2019.

“We took our time when designing the new Find My Device,” Google admitted in the blog post, but stated that it took the time to consider data security and user safety while using the network.

Google and Apple UNITED in May 2023 to a cross-platform standard to warn users if they were being tracked – without them knowing,

Google's release on Monday incorporated common industry standard developed by the two tech giants, which means Android and iPhone will now receive notifications about unknown trackers traveling with them.

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