Comment on Apple: Android is a tracking device [pdf]Comments−Y_Y2yAndroid isn't a device though. Airtags are tracking devices. Android phones can be used for tracking, but that's because of phones, not because of Android.−alexfromapex2yMy impression is that it’s metonymy not meant to be taken literally−Y_Y2yI guess so, but it's an awkward use, like if you said "the oval office is a bad president".−fsflover2yIt is because of Android: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26639261
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Android isn't a device though. Airtags are tracking devices. Android phones can be used for tracking, but that's because of phones, not because of Android.
My impression is that it’s metonymy not meant to be taken literally
I guess so, but it's an awkward use, like if you said "the oval office is a bad president".
It is because of Android: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26639261