Rita El Khoury / Android Authority
TL;DR
- Google has formally switched the Discover My Gadget app to Discover Hub.
- The service has been renamed throughout the Play Retailer, your telephones, and the online.
- The brand new Discover Hub app additionally features a few modifications that assist separate device-finding and placement settings.
Google has formally begun rolling out the Discover My Gadget rebranding replace introduced final week throughout The Android Present. The app is now referred to as Discover Hub, and customers will discover the brand new title on their residence screens, changing the earlier “Discover Gadget” label.
The rebranding displays broader performance Google launched lately, permitting customers to find folks along with their gadgets. Beforehand, this people-finding function was marked as “Beta,” however that label has been eliminated with the Discover Hub replace, indicating a extra steady, public launch.
Contained in the up to date app, heading to Settings reveals two choices: “Discover Hub” and “Google Location Sharing.” The Discover Hub possibility hyperlinks to the unique Discover My Gadget settings, the place customers can configure Distant Lock, offline discovering, and entry the online model, which has additionally been renamed Discover Hub.
In the meantime, the Google Location Sharing possibility lets customers handle location settings as soon as they’ve shared their location from a Google app or service.
Aside from the rebranding, Discover Hub is present process additional enhancements. As Google beforehand confirmed, it’s going to quickly assist satellite tv for pc connectivity and ultra-wideband (UWB) monitoring, increasing its capabilities for extra exact and dependable location monitoring.
