Google is rolling out left-behind alerts in Find Hub, its device- and item-tracking platform — the feature that warns you when you've walked off without a tracked item, Android Authority reports.

It's a direct answer to one of the most practical features in Apple's Find My ecosystem, where separation alerts have long been a core part of the AirTag experience. For Android users with trackers like Motorola's Moto Tag, the absence of an equivalent has been a persistent gap: a tracker that only helps after you notice something is missing is doing half the job.

As Android Authority put it: "Better late than never." The timing matters because the Android tracker ecosystem has matured considerably since Google relaunched its tracking network, with multiple hardware partners now shipping Find Hub-compatible tags. Left-behind alerts turn those tags from recovery tools into prevention tools — arguably the stronger selling point, and one less reason for tracker buyers to prefer the Apple side of the fence.