{
  "id": 12674413,
  "title": "Samsung backtracks on SmartTag 3 Android support — still locked to Galaxy phones",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/samsung-backtracks-on-smarttag-3-android-support-still-locked-to",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-07T17:37:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Authority",
    "slug": "android-authority",
    "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-smarttag-3-android-support-3720388/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Samsung has released a new version of its SmartTag IoT devices, but the company has now clarified that these trackers will only work with Samsung Galaxy phones. Initially, Samsung had hinted at the possibility of adding support for other Android devices, including iPhones. However, it now appears that Samsung will continue to maintain compatibility exclusively with Galaxy devices.",
  "summary": "SmartTag 3 trackers won't work with your non-Galaxy Android phone, after all.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Android Authority",
        "title": "Amazon cuts $180 off the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus until midnight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/amazon-cuts-180-off-the-samsung-galaxy-tab-s10-fe-plus-until-midnight",
        "published": "2026-10-07T18:36:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}