Wouldn't this be already possible (and a lot cheaper) using something like Tile?

evan_ · on June 5, 2019

Yes, except you'd need to get your target to install the Tile app and use it frequently enough that it keeps background location privs.

If Apple does come out with a cheap Tile-type device with a then this could be a legit concern. If you hid one in a person's belongings then you'd get hits from their phone- and turning it off wouldn't work, because random passersby would report their location as well.

This could even be better (worse) than spy-gear standalone GPS trackers because the battery would last for a very long time.

pfranz · on June 5, 2019

What I understood the parent to mean would be to buy and register a Tile yourself, then hide that on your victim.

Using the same type of "mesh network" Apple mentioned, other users you can track that Tile for you: https://youtu.be/WG7BdW7iFzo?t=58

(I'm not familiar enough with Tile to know if that feature is continuous, but I wouldn't be surprised if a competitor does).

photojosh · on June 6, 2019

<ahem> It must already be reasonably well along in development for it to be showing up in iOS builds.

[0] https://www.macrumors.com/2019/06/04/apple-tile-item-tracker...