Here’s how Find My Device makes the Pixel Buds Pro 2 practically un-losable

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority

Google’s latest flagship wireless earbuds offer some noteworthy upgrades over the previous model. In addition to the more obvious changes, like the new design, Tensor A1 chipset, and improved drivers, Google has also made the Pixel Buds Pro 2 easier to find than the first-gen earbuds.

The new earbuds support Android’s improved Find My Device network. As a result, the Find My Device app shows a much more precise location for the earbuds using a network of nearby devices. This works for the charging case and both earbuds, and you can locate each piece individually.

As you can see in the attached screenshots, the Find My Device app only shows a general location for the original Pixel Buds Pro, which won’t be of much help if you misplace the earbuds. For the second-gen model, however, the app offers more useful details, like the precise last known location, whether the earbuds are near you, and the last time the earbuds were spotted on the network.

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority

The Find My Device app also allows you to play a sound on the charging case or either earbud, share the earbuds with another user and change their name or device type. This is a significant improvement, as the first-gen earbuds lacked a speaker in the charging case, and you could only play a sound through the earbuds using the Pixel Buds app. The older model also lacked the share, rename, and change device type options.

Thanks to these upgrades, the Pixel Buds Pro 2 are practically un-losable. Google hasn’t equipped them with a UWB chip, though, so there’s still some room for improvement. We expect the company to address that with the third-gen model, as it did with the Pixel Watch 3.

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