My car keys were stolen last week when eating at a restaurant. Annoyingly I put them in my wife's handbag as I didn't want to leave them on the table. Not only did they take my keys, but her car keys, money and a very expensive bag. 
Fortunately, however, we managed to find my wifes car keys as they had a Tile tracker on them. The thief must have dumped the contents of the bag and kept the cash inside (300eur). While the Tile tracker enabled us to find the keys, it wasn't perfect. We got lots of random locations before they finally ditched it and a random stranger handed them into a gym in the area. Tile guided us to the gym and we were able to recover it.
Now that I've lost my car keys, I'd like to add a tracker to my new key. (At 1000eur a pop it's a good investment). I initially thought of an AirTag as I have a couple of them spare but then I learned AirTags notify people if an unknown device is near them!! It makes them completely useless for tracking thieves! As soon as they work this out, they can ditch the tag, but I also learned they can be reprogrammed and assigned to a new user, so they get a free AirTag and set of keys!
Now I've come across the Chipolo ONE Spot and it looks great. Really bland design, is easier to hook onto the keys and more importantly, does it also notify unknown iPhones it's near them? I'd LOVE to use the Find My network but not if thieves are notified of unknown devices near them or is this an AirTag-only feature?
Thanks!
Fortunately, however, we managed to find my wifes car keys as they had a Tile tracker on them. The thief must have dumped the contents of the bag and kept the cash inside (300eur). While the Tile tracker enabled us to find the keys, it wasn't perfect. We got lots of random locations before they finally ditched it and a random stranger handed them into a gym in the area. Tile guided us to the gym and we were able to recover it.
Now that I've lost my car keys, I'd like to add a tracker to my new key. (At 1000eur a pop it's a good investment). I initially thought of an AirTag as I have a couple of them spare but then I learned AirTags notify people if an unknown device is near them!! It makes them completely useless for tracking thieves! As soon as they work this out, they can ditch the tag, but I also learned they can be reprogrammed and assigned to a new user, so they get a free AirTag and set of keys!
Now I've come across the Chipolo ONE Spot and it looks great. Really bland design, is easier to hook onto the keys and more importantly, does it also notify unknown iPhones it's near them? I'd LOVE to use the Find My network but not if thieves are notified of unknown devices near them or is this an AirTag-only feature?
Thanks!