Samsung’s SmartTags trackers and Galaxy Find network offer similar functionality to Apple’s AirTags and Find My network, including precision finding using ultra wideband (UWB) radios. The downside is that they only work with Samsung Galaxy devices. A free open-source app called uTag (short for Universal Tag), developed by Kieron Quinn, lets Samsung’s SmartTags trackers work with Android devices that run Android 11 or later.
Samsung’s SmartThings app, which is used to configure and control various smart home devices, is compatible with any Android or iOS device. However, the app includes a software check, so that you can only set up a SmartTag tracker when the app is running on a Samsung Galaxy device. Certain features of the SmartThings app — including SmartThings…