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AirTag Tidbits: Maximum of 16 Per Apple ID, Low Battery Notifications on iPhone, and More
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It’s almost like Apple intentionally keep this information obscure.I can't believe that people have had chance to ask Apple questions on this and nobody has yet asked how long a tag needs to be near someone before they get privacy alerts.
On other threads the guesses range from a few minutes to weeks.
No, because the keys with the tag not *moving around* the house with her. If she picks them up and say goes for a walk, then yes.
Settings -> [Your Name] -> Find My -> Find My iPhone and turn off "Find My Network".
"Most customers will want to track their keys, wallets, and backpack, not needing more than four."
Since Tile started allowing replaceable batteries, I've probably got 10 or so (keys, briefcase, couple of drones, couple of cameras, wallet, and stick-on ones for remotes (because I have little kids who like to stick them in random places around the house). Granted, in most of those cases it's to track if they got stolen rather than because I am worried about losing them, but I could see someone with a lot of stuff they want to track wanting more than 16.
Since Tile started allowing replaceable batteries, I've probably got 10 or so (keys, briefcase, couple of drones, couple of cameras, wallet, and stick-on ones for remotes (because I have little kids who like to stick them in random places around the house). Granted, in most of those cases it's to track if they got stolen rather than because I am worried about losing them, but I could see someone with a lot of stuff they want to track wanting more than 16.
I thought the sound only went to the iPhone... someone said the device won’t beep unless the owner has it make noise.
It’s all conflicting IMO.
I can see all the devices of my family members using family sharing, and had assumed these would be included in that.
Have we had confirmation that they don't?
It's hard to keep up with what we know because of all the various threads on these.
Just because you think AirTags are a necessary item doesn’t mean everyone else should. I’ve been around more than 6 decades now and I’ve never lost my keys, glasses, wallet, remotes, phone, or anything of much value. So I personally see no reason to pay $29 for an AirTag to track each little item I own, or any item I own. Many companies are building in trackers to their remotes and other devices. Apple should have done that. As far as tracking an item outside of your home, these are not that good for such a task. Thieves will quickly learn to use a smartphone to find AirTags, then they will deactivate them and toss them away. They will fail as an anti-theft or theft recovery device. They are basically and primarily for tracking things inside your home. If they were priced at $5 or less, they might be a good option. At $29 they are a major pass for me. I fully understand others will want them, but they are not for me.
“That’s it? You disagree?!”
“Well I can’t say I agree. That’s how I lost my first four cases.”
It’s both. iPhone users are notified, but the tags themselves also make a sound. So that people without iPhones will still know they’re potentially being tracked.
Not everyone who finds one of your bags/etc will throw the airtag away and steal the product... some people... actually most even... aren't thieves. ;p
I might get some. Put one under/in my electric bike (old one but still). Not like a thief instantly knows its there or it instantly starts making noise either.
I might get some. Put one under/in my electric bike (old one but still). Not like a thief instantly knows its there or it instantly starts making noise either.
i'm hoping for something like that. and searching for attractive holders for these tags — don't really care for the ones apple presented.
of course, but i guess we're trying to figure out all of the instances where these tags will be of use.
I can already track every device associated with any family member (ipads, iphones, etc.) so I wonder if it will enable at least one “head of the household” (keeper of the master appleid) to track everything?
This product has probably been ready to go for at least a year
Problem was that Apple was figuring out how to protect the consumer from all the bad things it could be used for
it’s a good product with many caveats
After all this time hopefully Apple has the kinks worked out
Problem was that Apple was figuring out how to protect the consumer from all the bad things it could be used for
it’s a good product with many caveats
After all this time hopefully Apple has the kinks worked out
There are few Apple products that strike me as completely useless, but now I've seen one in AirTags. I keep my few keys in my pocket and so don't want a large keychain. Plus, who loses keys?! Maybe for a luggage tag, but I'm in no hurry to hop on a plane anymore, between a pandemic and climate change. I was thinking I could tag each of my bikes, but now I learn that any iPhone-toting thief would be alerted that they were in possession of a tagged bike. So they're pretty much useless for me because I'm not sufficiently careless with my belongings.
And yet Dish Network has had remote finder for nearly 2 decades. Have had to use it many times.
Boo boo boop, bee bee beep, bah bah bop!
maybe this helps explain why we haven’t seen airTag built into the AppleTV remote. perhaps they know they have a gap in their tracking ability by not having family sharing. We would all want anyone in the family to track something like a remote.