Apple's Find My app to work with third-party products

Apple company on Wednesday introduced the updated Find My app, allowing third-party products to use the finding capabilities of Apple's Find My network.

"Now we're bringing the powerful finding capabilities of Find My ... to more people with the Find My network accessory program," said Bob Borchers, Apple's vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing.

New products that work with the Find My app from Belkin, Chipolo, and VanMoof will be available beginning next week, the announcement said.

Apple is also announcing a draft specification for chipset manufacturers that will be released later this spring. With this, third-party device makers will be able to take advantage of Ultra-Wideband technology in U1-equipped Apple devices, the company said.