Samsung backtracks on SmartTag 3 Android support — still locked to Galaxy phones

What happened

SmartTag (Malaysian toll collection system) 3 trackers won't work with your non-Galaxy Android phone, after all. With the SmartTag 3, Samsung formally announced iPhone support, and later appeared to confirm non-Galaxy Android compatibility. Samsung is an electronics company based in Suwon. Google is an Internet and software company based in Mountain View.

When Samsung first announced the SmartTag 3, one of the big upgrades it shared for this generation was iPhone support. TL;DR Samsung SmartTag trackers have historically only supported Galaxy devices. Samsung is now walking back that latter statement, saying that Android support will remain Galaxy-only.

Key facts

• With the SmartTag 3, Samsung formally — announced: iPhone support, and later appeared to confirm non-Galaxy Android compatibility
• When Samsung first — announced: the SmartTag 3, one of the big upgrades it shared for this generation was iPhone support