stalking and abuse are common and most criminals are stupid. So this will happen but airtags are a really dumb method of stalking. Your tag is locked to your apple id and phone and you are committing a felony and the police just have to ask to get your info to identify you as the stalker.
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Apple Executive Says AirTags Designed to Track Items, Not Children or Pets
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Sigh. I'll let you go and read about domestic violence elsewhere, on your own time. All I'll say is, it's a good thing Apple has more thoughtful people in charge of this kind of thing.
This to me sounds okay. If it is your kid, you should have the right to know where they are at all times.
I'll still buy them. Sounds like you might need a different tracker for your purposes.
Airtags need to ping iDevices to work. They don't have any sort of Wifi or cellular radios in them, they connect locally to a device that's on Wifi or a cell network and that's how they get their message to the world.
If your pet runs into the woods, and no one is nearby with an iDevice, then the Airtag doesn't have a way of connecting to the internet and your pet would be lost.
I totally didn’t think about this one! It’s indeed hilarious... until the day it won’t be
maybe hunting ones. But not “regular” ones. I charge my dog’s Whistle GPS once very couple of weeks. And I do it at night when we’re all sleeping. And they’re only super bulky on a tiny dog. They’ve gotten fairly small. About as small as you can physically cram the hardware, battery, and antenna (the cellular modem is probably the largest component). If someone wants a GPS for their dog, they have no valid excuse other than being cheap, unless their dog is under 10lbs.
This is true but I think there’s a lot of people living in suburbia who are worried about their pet getting out and being at risk of being hit by a car. In the city, the chances of pings to iOS devices are greatly increasedIf your pet runs into the woods, and no one is nearby with an iDevice, then the Airtag doesn't have a way of connecting to the internet and your pet would be lost.
I would actually be surprised it a stolen bike isn't parted out within 3 days. Those tweekers work fast, and in volume.
Portland’s Alleged “Kingpin” of Bike Theft is Back in Jail
“I think it’s a big win for the community,” said Officer Dave Sanders of Portland Police Bureau’s Bike Theft Task Force in a statement. It is not, however, the first time Parsons has served jail time for a bike theft related charge.
They even steal bikes attached to police cars!
"Ofcr. Sanders says on March 27th he recovered a stolen bike in the Central Eastside. He placed the bike on the rack of his marked patrol car. Then on his way back to his office in Old Town he stopped under the Burnside Bridge to deal with another issue. When he came back to his car, the bike was gone. “They took it while I had my back turned!!” Sanders shared."
As I’ve said before, not officially supported/endorsed by Apple ones (i.e. won’t be sold in Apple stores). Rules for their program prohibit anything to do with people or pets. I’ve had multiple pet products get rejected from the program.
Not going to lie I bought tiles for my kids on a Disney trip since they all walk at different paces but nothing happened, the one time I went to a six flags theme park we were all together then one of my kids pulls a home alone 2 where she was digging deep for candy and she got lost, the one time I didn’t bring it with me that happens
You need to buy an iPhone for each one of them. Plus an iPad, MacBook and iMac for each. If you have 3 buggers or more, 2 iMacs can be ok. Just don't forget Apple One for all of the family. You're good.
That could be a problem, I suppose, if your car keys dash out the front door to chase a squirrel and don’t return.
Is that a scenario you worry about? When I lost my car keys, they’re usually sitting right where I left them.
I am a hiker. While I have never lost my keys on a trail, I know people who have. I have also found other people's keys (and a wide variety of other belongings that they obviously didn't mean to drop).
It really isn't very difficult to imagine an infinite variety of objects people would like to track that might get misplaced outside of the home. If the range on AirTags are only 30 feet, then they will be useless for a lot of people who were looking forward to buying them.
This is really good to know. I had planned to use them to track items if they are stolen like camera bags. But if the thief can simply disable the item then it’s not useful for that purpose. Glad I know this before I ordered them. Think Apple made the right decision but maybe they need to be clearer about what the device is not intended to be used for in their marketing.
Will still work for that purpose, since your kid has hopefully not been abducted!
Can these be used to track a £400 leather luggage tag? Asking for a friend.