Find Hub is adding warnings for when you walk away from a wallet or bag fitted with a compatible tracker. Its “Notify when left behind” setting began appearing on November 5, including for existing Chipolo and Moto Tag trackers. If you already own one, check its settings before spending money on a replacement.
Start with a tag already paired in Find Hub. Enable the reminder, review its exception locations and test it with the phone you carry every day. Those settings matter as much as getting the new switch.
Which trackers get the new alerts?
The switch has appeared with Chipolo trackers and Moto Tag in the US and Europe, on Find Hub version 3.1.787-06. A separate hands-on check found it on a Pebblebee Clip paired with a Pixel 11 Pro using the same app version.
| Your setup | Current position | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Chipolo or Moto Tag, Android | Switch observed in rollout | Check each tag’s settings |
| Pebblebee Clip, Android | Switch independently observed | Look for the reminder |
| Headphones in Find Hub | Switch absent in rollout reports | Use existing finding tools |
| Tag shared by another owner | Shared users receive no reminders | Check the owner’s phone |
| AirTag with iPhone | Uses Apple’s Find My | Set its separation alert there |
Reports cover users in the US and parts of Europe, rather than a confirmed rollout across every EU country or the UK. The observed app build is a useful reference, not a published minimum that guarantees the switch. Play services v26.41 listed the reminders on October 19; the November development is the control appearing in people’s tag settings.
Turn on the reminder for each tag
Update Find Hub through Google Play if you have not done so recently, then enable the reminder for each item you want to carry.
- Open Find Hub on the Android phone you carry.
- Select the tracker attached to your keys, wallet or bag.
- Tap Device details beside its name: the settings gear at the top right of the bottom sheet.
- Turn on Notify when left behind.
- Repeat for another tag you want reminders for.
Choose a clear item name while you are there. “House keys” tells you what to go back for more quickly than a model name when a notification arrives as you are boarding a train.
When pairing a new tag, you may get reminder setup alongside renaming and categories such as Bike, Luggage and Wallet. You can return to Device details afterward. You do not need to tap the tag using NFC to follow the app steps above; NFC shortcuts to tag details are a separate feature.
Choose where you want it to stay quiet
Your Google Account’s saved Home address is excluded by default. For a bag you regularly leave at home, keep that exception. For a wallet that should leave with you every morning, remove it.
You can remove the Home exception or add another location: open the item, choose Device details, then Notify when left behind. Use Add location and enter the address for a place where reminders would be a nuisance.
If reminders arrive when an item is intentionally at home, check the Home address saved in Google Maps and whether you removed this tag’s Home exception. Correct the saved address if it is wrong, then review the exception for that item.
Be selective. An office exception is helpful for a laptop bag that lives under your desk overnight. The same exception would silence the reminder on an evening when you meant to take that bag home. Add a place only if you are happy to leave that particular item there.
Shared keys need an owner-phone check
The item’s owner receives reminders on one Android device at a time. Shared users do not receive them. Being able to see a shared tag on a map therefore does not mean that your phone will warn you about leaving it behind.
Take a concrete case: a couple shares car keys fitted with a Chipolo ONE Point. That model’s basic Find Hub requirement is Android 9 or later with Google Play services. If one partner owns the tag in Find Hub and the other has shared access, the borrower should still check for the keys before leaving. Android 9+ is the tracker’s basic pairing requirement, not a separately confirmed minimum for the new reminder feature.
Set this up on the owner’s everyday handset. If you use both a personal and a work phone, check which device receives the reminder before depending on it during a commute. For keys passed between people, agree who is doing the physical check; a shared map alone cannot settle that job.
Missing switch or missing warning? Check the symptom
The setting is absent
Check that you opened a tracker rather than headphones, and install available Find Hub and Google Play services updates through the normal update controls, then reopen Find Hub. If the tracker still works but the reminder is absent, keep using it and check again later. Replacing or resetting a working tag is a poor first response to a rollout that has not reached your setup.
Compatibility still matters. For example, ONE Point and CARD Point require supported Google services; phones without them, or with manually installed services, are outside Chipolo’s supported configuration. If only one tag lacks the switch, check that exact model’s manufacturer compatibility page and supported firmware-update instructions. A missing switch alone does not establish a firmware fault.
The switch is on, but your phone stays silent
Work through these checks before changing hardware:
- Confirm Notify when left behind is on for this item.
- Allow Find Hub notifications in Android Settings and turn on Bluetooth and Location.
- Turn off Battery Saver for the test; reminders are not sent in that mode.
- Check that the tag has battery power.
- Use the owner’s phone outside this item’s exception locations.
The item is already missing
Open its Find Hub entry and look at the available location. For an accessory you cannot retrieve, Mark as lost lets you leave contact information and a message for a finder. A later network sighting can produce a found-location notification. That is recovery after a loss, rather than a warning as you leave.
If the entry instead says Sync recent location, select that control and authenticate if prompted. Persistent synchronization errors need the accessory-specific recovery instructions. Use that recovery path when the map cannot show a recent location.
Keep an alternative that already works
If you already receive reliable alerts from the Chipolo companion app, keep them while you assess Find Hub’s new option. The companion app offers Android Out of Range Alerts for compatible trackers, including its POP, LOOP and CARD family. ONE Point and CARD Point work exclusively with Find Hub, so check your model before installing the companion app. The companion alerts also reach only the primary user, so they do not solve the shared-partner problem. Install the companion app only if you want its extras or need an alternative while the native switch is unavailable.
Once you are satisfied with one reminder system, choose which you want to use rather than leaving redundant alerts enabled by accident. For a large collection, distinguish the apps: Chipolo recommends around six actively connected trackers in its Android companion app, because those extra functions maintain Bluetooth connections. Beyond roughly six active companion connections, Bluetooth features can become unreliable, depending on the phone. Add only the tags whose extra features you need; Find Hub itself has no published six-tag cap.
On an iPhone with an AirTag, use Find My’s separation alerts instead. Allow notifications for Find My, then open Items, choose the item, tap More, choose When Left Behind and turn on Notify When Left Behind. To add a Trusted Location, choose New Location, select it on the map and tap Done. Alerts follow the device sharing your location, which matters if you carry more than one Apple device.
Try it before you depend on it
Treat the reminder as an extra chance to turn back, with no guaranteed separation distance or alert delay. Before your next trip, leave your tagged wallet or bag with someone you trust at a place outside its exceptions. Walk away carrying your usual phone, with Battery Saver off, and note whether a warning arrives early enough for you to turn back. If it does not, use the checks above and repeat before relying on it. Keep your physical keys-and-wallet check before a train door closes.