Apple Debuts AirTag Leather Loop and Key Ring in New Colors

[justperry]

Geez Apple, $39 and $35 for a cheap piece of leather that should cost about $5 at most?!? What a ripoff!

It's worse, people buying these, no-one should buy these, which would force Apple to include a hole in the AirTags at no extra cost.

 

[Tagbert]

The colors are too light in my opinion. I wish Apple would offer dark shade colors.
such as red, black, royal blue.

The navy blue and forest green are fairly dark, if that's what you want. None of these are traditionally "feminine" colors. I think I would be comfortable with "the guys" seeing me with one of these. 😀

 

[alexandr]

a) I don't think so
b) I'm guessing it's reliant on that to work, but maybe it uses some other magic
c) Yeah sure, no good for that - but still very useful to find a parked car

i'll connect to it via bt next time, 'cause right now nothing comes up when i search for 'car'. and thanks — i didn't know this was a thing)

 

[justperry]

Should’ve had a hole in it.

Exactly this, I despise people buying these AirTags without a hole in it, if few people buy them Apple would have been forced to rethink their designs.
Nowadays most people can't think straight, just...wanna have this instead of thinking first, sorry, that's the way I see it, hell, quite a few colleagues of mine are the same.

 

[Tagbert]

Did you know Apple Maps on the iPhone keeps track of where you parked your car?

You just search for 'car' and it'll show you - presumably it uses the location that your phone's Bluetooth disconnected from the car as you left it.

One difference is that the maps options used GPS and the spatial resolution of GPS is coarser than what is used by Apple Tags. GPS can get really confused underground.

 

[Tagbert]

It's worse, people buying these, no-one should buy these, which would force Apple to include a hole in the AirTags at no extra cost.

I only have one and it's in a pocket in my laptop case. I like that it's smaller than the other tags. If I got another it would go in luggage and again, no hole needed. I guess there are different use cases.

 

[justperry]

i think it's poor taste to vent about this in airtag keyring threads — there are specific airtag ones 🙂))

I disagree, the big issue is Apple's greed not to include a hole.

Apple bragging about how green they are, yet here we are, being environment unfriendly by not having a hole in the AirTags.
It's a vald reason to vent ones opinion in this thread here.

 

[ghanwani]

I bought a four pack for the family and have one attached to my car keys. Number of times I have lost car keys in my life: 0. So more than likely just carrying extra crap. What else are you guys attaching tags to?

I was thinking of attaching one to my mind. That way, I can easily answer the question "have you lost your mind?"

 

[abhibeckert]

I think Apple is doing this wrong, the airtags should be hidden. If the wrong sort of person finds something with a visible airtag, first thing they’ll do is separate them from it so they won’t be found.

Not only is airtag designed to be easy to see, it also plays an annoying sound with the speaker whenever a stranger moves it (once it has been separated from the owner's phone for a while).

And if they're smart, they'll scan the AirTag and factory reset it, then use it themselves or sell it. You can even do that with a web browser on any NFC equipped phone (eg android).

They are definitely not designed to protect against theft. AirTags are for lost items.

It's a trade-off Apple made to make it more difficult to abuse someone by tracking everywhere they go.

 

[alexandr]

I disagree, the big issue is Apple's greed not to include a hole.

this has been discussed here many times. if the airtag included a hole — it would need to get larger. it doesn't bother me, although naturally i could fine many uses for it.

 

[macos9rules]

When will they finally switch to vegan leather?!

Yes, very strange from a company who is supposed to be committed to the environment.

 

[TVreporter]

is it me, or are those colors awful? 🙁

The colours are tolerable, the price isn't.

 

[TVreporter]

It's worse, people buying these, no-one should buy these, which would force Apple to include a hole in the AirTags at no extra cost.

Or grab a pack of 4 knock-offs for $20 off Amazon that work just as well.

 

[alexandr]

The colours are tolerable, the price isn't.

separate issue, but i agree with that too)

 

[alexandr]

It's worse, people buying these, no-one should buy these, which would force Apple to include a hole in the AirTags at no extra cost.

you should start a petition.

 

[1961templar]

Yes, very strange from a company who is supposed to be committed to the environment.

The most common leather alternative is petroleum-based plastic, called polyvinyl chloride (PVC). It's made with fossil fuels, can be harmful to human health, and is not biodegradable.

 

[constantsnags!]

is it me, or are those colors awful? 🙁

I’ve got the California poppy Watch let her strap and the MagSafe card wallet in the same colour. It’s a really nice shade and has aged well in both cases. Matches mustard Converse beautifully!

 

[monroerr]

That's the biggest use case for them. I can't wait for them to make a sticker version. I have a Tile stick on my AirPods case and on my Apple TV remotes. Super handy but I would rather have airtags with stickers instead

I think I saw that Nomad has a holder with an adhesive back. I was looking on their website because they advertised a holder that made it into a very thick "card" to in theory fit in billfolds.

 

[bobob]

I bought a four pack for the family and have one attached to my car keys. Number of times I have lost car keys in my life: 0.

Remember when car keys didn't cost 500 bucks?

 

[DrewDaHilp1]

It stays in? Doesn’t want to slide out?

Stays in fine. No sliding.

 

[alexandr]

Exactly this, I despise people buying these AirTags without a hole in it, if few people buy them Apple would have been forced to rethink their designs.
Nowadays most people can't think straight, just...wanna have this instead of thinking first, sorry, that's the way I see it, hell, quite a few colleagues of mine are the same.

as i already told you — you need to start these petitions! don't just sit there!!

 

[alexandr]

Remember when car keys didn't cost 500 bucks?

remember having locks replaced? 🙂

 

[alexandr]

I’ve got the California poppy Watch let her strap and the MagSafe card wallet in the same colour. It’s a really nice shade and has aged well in both cases. Matches mustard Converse beautifully!

i'm glad you like it, obviously this is purely a question of personal preference. none of these color appeal to me, but that's perfectly fine — i'm not a fan of the design anyway.

 

[matrix07]

Smh. Apple - The company that cares more about fashion than it does building quality computers

Strange post when Apple just launched the best computer chip in years

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[matrix07]

And if they're smart, they'll scan the AirTag and factory reset it, then use it themselves or sell it. You can even do that with a web browser on any NFC equipped phone (eg android).

They won’t be able to and no, you can’t (factory reset someone else AirTag), unless you know the iCloud password of the owner.