uTag lets you use Samsung’s SmartTags trackers with any Android device
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Summary
Samsung’s SmartTag tracker offers functionality similar to Apple’s AirTag to find items such as keys or a wallet, but only works collaboratively with a Samsung Galaxy device.
Now an open-source app called uTag has been developed by Kieron Quinn to enable Samsung’s SmartTag trackers to work with Android devices that run Android 11 or later.
The uTag app replaces the Samsung SmartThings app’s tracking and map functionality for non-Samsung devices with a companion Android app that replicates most of the features.
In addition to being able to use a SmartTag on a non-Galaxy device, uTag is the “first tag tracking app on non-Samsung devices to support precise tracking” through UWB.
It offers other functionality not offered through Samsung’s SmartThings app, such as the ability to automatically scan for unknown Tags and view notifications.
uTag is available for free through GitHub as a downloadable Android APK and is considered to have more features than Samsung’s app.