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You can search for a specific tracker and it tells you how close you get to it. When you reach 100% you found the device. \n\nIf no one is trying to track you, the app will never bother you. \n\nHow does it work?\n\nAirGuard uses Bluetooth scans of your iPhone to find Samsung SmartTags and Tile trackers. Every tracker that is found will be saved locally on your device. \nWhenever a tracker gets detected multiple times the app will recognize this. It compares the locations where the tracker has been detected. \nIf a tracker is detected at least 3 times at different locations (to make sure its not your neighbour) the app sends you a notification. \n\nAll this happens locally on your device and the private information, like location, tracker ids, etc will never leave your device. \n\nWho are we?\n\nWe are part of the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany. This project is part of a scientific research from the Secure Mobile Networking Lab. Our goal is to protect privacy and to find out how many people are opposed to tracking.\nIn this app you can voluntarily participate in a research study that will share anonymized data with us. \n\nThis app will never get monetized by showing ads, in-app purchases or anything else. It's free and open-source. \n\nOur privacy policy can be found here: \nhttps://tpe.seemoo.tu-darmstadt.de/privacy-policy.html\n\nThis app is open-source: \nhttps://github.com/seemoo-lab/AirGuard\n\nDisclaimer\nAirTag, FindMy and iOS are trademarks of Apple Inc. \nWe are not working together with Apple Inc.\n\nSamsung SmartTag is a trademark of Samsung Electronic","facts":{"developer_id":1481403809,"developer_url":"https://airguard.seemoo.de","first_released":"2023-04-17T07:00:00Z","support_url":null,"privacy_url":null,"website_url":null,"app_version":"1.4","release_notes":"• You can now create a report on a tracker and export it to a PDF\n• Reduced battery consumption","rating_current_version":4.71394,"rating_count_current_version":6429,"star_counts":null,"genres":["Utilities","Health & Fitness"],"languages":["EN","DE"],"content_advisories":null,"device_families":null,"chart":null},"freshness":{"apple_read_at":"2026-10-21T12:28:13.023Z","catalog_read_at":null,"reviews_checked_at":null,"summary_written_at":"2026-10-18T06:05:12.216Z","placed_at":"2026-10-17T02:05:13.395Z","scored_at":"2026-10-22T01:41:13.344Z"},"editorial":{"one_liner":"Detects nearby Samsung SmartTag and Tile trackers via Bluetooth scans and notifies you when one appears to follow you.","what_is":"AirGuard scans for Samsung SmartTag and Tile trackers using Bluetooth on your iPhone and saves detected trackers locally. 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