Apple Clarifies How Many Items Can Be Tracked in Find My

[MacRumors]

Apple today confirmed that up to 32 items can be added to the Find My app on the iPhone and iPad, up from a previous limit of 16.

Apple revealed this information in a support document updated today:

You can add up to 32 items in Find My. In addition to AirTag and the third-party Find My network accessories in the Items tab, AirPods Max count as one item, AirPods and AirPods Pro (1st generation) count as two items, and AirPods Pro (2nd generation) count as three items.

We confirmed that Apple increased the item limit starting with iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, but the change was not reflected on Apple's website until now.

Items that count towards the limit include AirTags, AirPods, newer MagSafe Wallets, select Beats headphones, third-party accessories with Find My support, and more, according to Apple. Once the items are added to the app, users can track the location of each one on a map across the iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Some models of AirPods are considered multiple items due to each individual earbud and charging case being counted separately.

(Thanks, Nicolás Álvarez!)

Article Link: Apple Clarifies How Many Items Can Be Tracked in Find My

 

[oofio2461]

Why even the limit at all, especially for larger families?

 

[Jeffrosproto]

Do items that have been shared with you count toward this limit, as well? I don't understand Apple's apprehension toward selling more AirTags/accessories.

 

[SAIRUS]

Why even the limit at all, especially for larger families?

Guessing it’s money. The database holding it maybe has a performance limitation? The designer maybe decided to start small and expand when allowed?

 

[nycgeo]

There's a limit?

 

[gaximus]

What about shared items,do they count against just the owner or everyone they are shared with?

 

[steve09090]

Maybe a Bluetooth limit??

 

[DigitalAR]

I have 2 airtags, find my chipolo wallet and that's it...

everyone else in the family has 1 air tag and a pair of AirPods... do those count?

Is the 32 limit on Find My devices that aren't Apple products?

 

[vicviper789]

Somebody hard-coded a 32 somewhere!

 

[Analog Kid]

Somebody hard-coded a 32 somewhere!

#define MAX_STUFF 32

I mean, I guess the fact so many of us are surprised means it’s not much of an issue, but it sure seems like an odd limitation, and surprisingly low. Especially if it used to be 16?

 

[alexandr]

I'm ok for now, hopefully this number will increase with future iOS versions.

 

[darkbringer1989]

There's no reason to broaden the range of items that can be tracked in Find My, given my inability to afford the increasingly expensive iProducts.

 

[TruthAboveAllElse]

There's no reason to broaden the range of items that can be tracked in Find My, given my inability to afford the increasingly expensive iProducts.

I could see this being an issue if someone likes to use AirTags a lot.

 

[hagar]

What about shared items,do they count against just the owner or everyone they are shared with?

The way it is described above, I assume they also count. As it says you can track 32 items in total in the Find My app.

 

[iSayuSay]

Considering how expensive Apple products really are, limiting Find My tracking is silly. Only a handful of people could get 32 trackable Apple devices.

The real problem is device handover. Sometimes old devices is still stuck with the old Find My account, cluttering the list of devices.

 

[Student of Life]

I get it but it’s still strange that the AirPod pro 2 count as 3 separate items while the AirPod Max counts as one. I guess they are counting each EarPod and the case as a separate item, I get it but still just seems off.

 

[Robert.Walter]

After 8 of my own, I added one each shared by my mother and sister.

Then they all disappeared from my daily use standard user account on my Mac and iPhone in September or so.

They were still present on my watch until recently. Now disappeared in December.

Only place still shown is in my admin acct on my Mac which I only use for installs.

I stopped submitting feedback after each public beta update because it may feels like a black hole of no action.

 

[erio]

I get it but it’s still strange that the AirPod pro 2 count as 3 separate items while the AirPod Max counts as one. I guess they are counting each EarPod and the case as a separate item, I get it but still just seems off.

Makes sense at it counts left earbud, right earbud, and case as three items.

 

[bivalvegruff]

Weird that iPhone 16 will count as four items.

 

[hagar]

Considering how expensive Apple products really are, limiting Find My tracking is silly. Only a handful of people could get 32 trackable Apple devices.

The real problem is device handover. Sometimes old devices is still stuck with the old Find My account, cluttering the list of devices.

Come on. 1 iPhone + 31 AirTags is not that expensive 😀

And you can easily delete old devices from the app by swiping left on them.

 

[Shanghaichica]

So is the 32 items inclusive of AirTags and Apple devices?

 

[coolfactor]

Considering how expensive Apple products really are, limiting Find My tracking is silly. Only a handful of people could get 32 trackable Apple devices.

The real problem is device handover. Sometimes old devices is still stuck with the old Find My account, cluttering the list of devices.

You're assuming the limitation is arbitrary. I suspect it's a Bluetooth / networking limitation. 32 is pretty dark high for most people. That's a family of 4 with 8 devices each.

If Apple didn't impose a limit, and the tech couldn't keep tracking accurate, the situation would be way worse.

 

[coolfactor]

Weird that iPhone 16 will count as four items.

That's the most puzzling. Why is it taking up four slots?

 

[votdfak]

The main problem I had and what made me come back to iPhone was inability to track Airpods if you don't own iPhone or iPad. You cannot register/add your Airpods to your Apple ID and you cannot track using Mac.

 

[alayal]

I wish you could share AirPods as you do AirTags to remove the tracking warning. Also I really wish apple made more accessories with MagSafe and find my support. I imagine a future MagSafe battery pack or a Magic Mouse for example. It is great to see the battery is the AirPods Pro 2 in the iOS widget even when they are not connected, they can charge with Apple Watch chargers, qi, qi2 and MagSafe. Best apple accessory in years.