Gemini Can Now Locate “Find Hub” Devices: App Teardown

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📝 Key Points of This Article

• It appears that Gemini will soon be able to directly utilize the device location features of Google’s “Find Hub” service.
• An analysis of the Android app file for “Find Hub” v3.1.572-4 revealed the addition of resource code related to “App Functions (androidx.appfunctions),” an Android 16-based extension that allows Gemini to invoke features from apps like “Find Hub.”
• It is expected that commands such as “Hey Google, find my Pixel Buds Pro 2” or “OK Google, ring my smart tracker for keys” will become possible in the future.

It appears that Google’s AI, “Gemini,” will soon be able to directly utilize device location features provided by Google’s “Find Hub” service.

In short, commands like “Hey Google, find my Pixel Buds Pro 2” and “OK Google, ring my smart tracker for keys” will become possible. This was discovered through an “app analysis.”

An analysis of the Android app file for the “Find Hub” v3.1.572-4 update, released on Monday, April 27, 2026, confirmed the addition of resource code related to “App Functions (androidx.appfunctions).” This is an Android 16-based extension that enables Gemini to call specific functions within apps like “Find Hub.”

<uses-library
            android:name="com.android.extensions.appfunctions"
            android:required="false"/>
        <service
            android:name="androidx.appfunctions.service.PlatformAppFunctionService"
            android:permission="android.permission.BIND_APP_FUNCTION_SERVICE"
            android:enabled="@bool/enablePlatformAppFunctionService"
            android:exported="true">
            <property
                android:name="android.app.appfunctions"
                android:value="app_functions.xml"/>
            <property
                android:name="android.app.appfunctions.schema"
                android:value="app_functions_schema.xsd"/>
            <property
                android:name="android.app.appfunctions.v2"
                android:value="app_functions_v2.xml"/>
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.app.appfunctions.AppFunctionService"/>
            </intent-filter>
        </service>
        <service
            android:name="androidx.appfunctions.service.ExtensionAppFunctionService"
            android:permission="android.permission.BIND_APP_FUNCTION_SERVICE"
            android:enabled="@bool/enableExtensionAppFunctionService"
            android:exported="true">
            <property
                android:name="android.app.appfunctions"
                android:value="app_functions.xml"/>
            <property
                android:name="android.app.appfunctions.schema"
                android:value="app_functions_schema.xsd"/>
            <property
                android:name="android.app.appfunctions.v2"
                android:value="app_functions_v2.xml"/>
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.app.appfunctions.AppFunctionService"/>
            </intent-filter>
        </service>

“App Functions (androidx.appfunctions)” is an API implemented in Android 16 designed to allow Gemini to invoke specific app features. With “App Functions” now added to the Android “Find Hub” app, it will become possible for Gemini to trigger “Find Hub” capabilities directly.

Consequently, it is expected that you will soon be able to say things like, “Hey Google, find my Pixel Buds Pro 2” or “OK Google, ring my smart tracker for keys.”

“Find Hub” App Link