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Apple Announces AirTag Tracking Devices Starting At $29 Each
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A shame that the AirTag’s anti theft potential cannot be fully used.
I really wonder how long it takes for the AirTag to send a warning when it is travelling with someone who isn’t its owner? Minutes? Hours?
I also think a majority of thieves would probably just dump whatever they have stolen as soon as they get a warning. There are plenty of good places to hide AirTags in cars such as the engine compartment (where any sound probably wouldn’t be heard anyway).
I really wonder how long it takes for the AirTag to send a warning when it is travelling with someone who isn’t its owner? Minutes? Hours?
I also think a majority of thieves would probably just dump whatever they have stolen as soon as they get a warning. There are plenty of good places to hide AirTags in cars such as the engine compartment (where any sound probably wouldn’t be heard anyway).
Every single new product thread is filled with people like this. People who create their own expectations, based off of zero information, that nobody but them expected. And then they proclaim their disappointment. If you thought that then you weren't paying attention. Every single rumor for the last year plus has said that it would work exactly the way Apple described today.
I wonder If I could leave an Airtag in my car and then just use it to find my way back to it. I'm assuming my iPhone or Find My will remember the last location the AirTag was seen. Or am I missing something?
Assume so. If you have CarPlay it already works this way. It remembers the last place you disconnected your phone from the car stereo and shows it on Apple Maps.
then turn Bluetooth off; I suspect these work just like any other Bluetooth beacon that are used in shops, signs etc, there is no way to “opt out”.
I said to a friend earlier “How long before someone starts a class action suit against Apple over airtags, claiming airtags are draining their phones battery?”
An example : my son left his iPhone 6 somewhere at school a while back. It was then taken (of course) and so disappeared. Later that evening or showed up on my Find My, and he went to get it the next morning. The thief had not been able to unlock it so had thrown it into a hedge near the school. My phone located it to within a metre or two while I was still at home.
The range works because the moment someone with an iPhone happened to pass near the hedge the signal came to me showing where it was.
This is how you'd be able to find missing /stolen items with airtags on them.
It will be interesting to know the details about the Anti-tracking features. I'm guessing the mention of "over time" suggests a reasonable delay, so it would work for one hidden in a car. If my car were stolen I'd be looking for it within a few hours I hope.
Ummm iPhones do that already, as they can tell that you stopped travelling quickly and then started walking. Doesn't your "parked car" location already show up on your phone?
AirTags ping your iPhone using the exact same radio channels that your Apple Watch and AirPods use. Likely same battery use as well. Opt out, and you can't connect to your own Watch or wireless headset, etc.
A GPS tag only works outdoors (many construction sites, etc.), and/or near windows where they can pick up 3 or more satellites. This tag will work indoors with zero satellite reception (basement workshop, underground garage, subway station, inside cruise ship cabin, etc.) as long as you or anybody with a recent iPhone might walk nearby.
Hope this hasn't been discussed before ... is there a way to set up an alert that warns you if your phone loses contact with a tag? I sometimes forget a jacket or bag under the table when I walk away. I think one of the competitor products had such a function.
From Apple.com, "AirTag is designed to keep going more than a year on a standard battery you can easily replace.2 And your iPhone lets you know when itʼs time to pop in a new one."
You’re in luck, 95% of bike thieves are android users.
Could be useful for luggage that ends up on a different plane than the one you are a passenger on, but then I’d be worried Apple Maps will give the wrong directions. Apple Maps seems to be USA centric, my bag would probably show it is in Albany USA instead of Albany Western Australia 😣
I won't laugh at that. People who can afford this are sure to be way more a lucky person than me. That's like laughing at myself.
It means for older phones you will see the Tags in your Find My just like any Apple devices.
Umm.. no. Think before you posted. If someone bought this the object they attached to will be much more valuable.
Every iPhone comes with Reminder app. I use it to remind me to change my HRM battery yearly.
iPhone more than likely to have Bluetooth enabled. How else the owner use Apple Watch, AirPods or even AirDrop?