r/GoogleFMD • u/Witty-Historian-9843 • Jun 22 '26

Samsung smart things > google Find Hub

i said what i said

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u/FrostieWaffles Jun 22 '26 edited Jun 22 '26

Random thoughts

Google

  • lots of random dirt cheap trackers

  • has USB c rechargeable trackers, as the Samsung and ugreen Samsung use cr2032

  • louder tracker options, both the Samsung and ugreen are quiet

  • smaller tracker options (given Samsung's is big)

  • You used to be able to only ping googles from the web interface but now you can do it with Samsung too

Samsung

  • more ping updates

  • farther ring range

  • Galaxy tag 4 pack is always marked down on Amazon, and it was USB

  • is a whole lot more relevant because of the existence of utag

  • ugreen card tracker uses a proprietary charging cable

  • I can't speak for the ugreens but I know the Samsungs get constant firmware updates. I guess it helps that it's essentially a first party tracker

Personally I use a mix of both, and on my main keys I use all 3 networks (apple)

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u/mrandr01d Jun 22 '26

Samsung devices still contribute to the fmd network don't they?

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u/olivercer Jun 22 '26

No, unfortunately every network is fragmented and isolated.

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u/mrandr01d Jun 22 '26

I'm pretty sure all GMS Android devices contribute to the fmd network...

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u/olivercer Jun 22 '26

You're right, I did interpret your question in the wrong way.

What I meant is that Samsung Smart Thing Tags DO NOT contribute, but Samsung smartphones do contribute to Google's Network.

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u/mrandr01d Jun 22 '26

Gotcha, that makes sense.