Don't Lose Your $3,500 Apple Vision Pro, You Can't Track Its Location

[MacRumors]

If you buy a shiny new Vision Pro, be extra careful not to lose it. Unlike the iPhone and many other Apple devices, the headset lacks Find My location tracking.

In a new support document, Apple has confirmed that a Vision Pro's location cannot be viewed in the Find My app on another Apple device, or on iCloud.com. Of the Find My family of features, the Vision Pro only supports Activation Lock, which ensures that a thief cannot erase or freshly set up the headset unless they know the owner's Apple ID and password.

"When you turn on Find My, you protect your Vision Pro with Activation Lock — but you can't use another Apple device or the web to find Vision Pro on a map, play a sound to help find it, turn on Lost Mode, or remotely erase it," says Apple.

While it's nice to know that a thief cannot easily erase your Vision Pro and set it up with their own Apple ID, the inability to track its location in the Find My app is a noteworthy omission for a headset that starts at $3,499. It ultimately means that if you lose your Vision Pro, you could be simply out of luck beyond filing a police report. Unlike for the iPhone, there is no AppleCare+ theft and loss plan available for the Vision Pro at this time.

While many people will primarily use the Vision Pro at home as an entertainment device, which will greatly reduce the risk of the headset being stolen, Apple does promote using the Vision Pro on an airplane and other settings away from home. The headset could be especially attractive to thieves given how expensive it is.

It's unclear why the Vision Pro does not support Find My location tracking, but the headset lacking a built-in battery and GPS could be contributing factors.

Use an AirTag

One option for tracking the location of your Vision Pro is to purchase Apple's travel case and place an AirTag in it, and it is likely that accessory makers will come up with solutions for attaching an AirTag directly to the headset.

Vision Pro owners can also ensure that Activation Lock is turned on by opening the Settings app, selecting Find My, and selecting Find My Vision Pro.

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[gpat]

Apple cares so much for our privacy. Such a progressive move by them.

 

[PowerMac5500]

And you can reset it by pressing the crown for 30 seconds, no password needed....

 

[contacos]

That’s not really surprising considering the headset itself literally has not an ounce of power on its own. The thief could just unplug the battery and it’s „dead“

 

[MacProFCP]

This is insane. A device, more expensive than most computers, does not have Find My enabled.
WOW Apple, just wow.

 

[JPack]

It's gonna be funny when Apple Pencil 3 comes out this spring and it supports Find My. I would have expected a CR2016 battery in Vision Pro.

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[MacProFCP]

That’s not really surprising considering the headset itself literally has not an ounce of power on its own. The thief could just unplug the battery and it’s „dead“

If it had Find My, that would lock the device from another iCloud account.

I don't know. Maybe it does have iCloud locking...

 

[Will Co]

I see all these promo shots of the AVP being used in a plane. I wonder if there going to be any airlines objecting to its use. Obviously it won't be permitted during take off and landing, like most other devices and for good reason, but there was a time when laptops over a certain size were not permitted in the cabin. That was of course a battery issue, and the pack on the AVP isn't large enough to be a concern. Nevertheless....

 

[woolypants]

Did somebody mention this is first-gen hardware?

Honestly I think the only reason to buy one of these is to keep it unopened and then sell it in 20 years for a load of money. At that point people will be viewing the eBay auction through their AR spectacles.

 

[scheinderrob]

pathetic

 

[klasma]

Gotta sell those AirTags.

 

[SkippyThorson]

If you lose the $3,500 device you put on your head, I hope at least your wallet has a chain.

 

[klasma]

I wonder if there going to be any airlines objecting to its use.

Pilots will switch jobs to another airline then.

 

[turbineseaplane]

It'd be funny if they actually designed in a little space specifically for an AirTag (that you have to provide, of course)

"Nickel and Dime Tim" knows no bounds

 

[blodyholy]

Wait. So per the below article, the headset will sync your data while still plugged in and not in use, but Find My was not included? WTF

 

[iLuddite]

I see all these promo shots of the AVP being used in a plane. I wonder if there going to be any airlines objecting to its use. Obviously it won't be permitted during take off and landing, like most other devices and for good reason, but there was a time when laptops over a certain size were not permitted in the cabin. That was of course a battery issue, and the pack on the AVP isn't large enough to be a concern. Nevertheless....

It (and some noise-cancelling AirPods) should really come in handy in the event of a crash, that’s for sure

 

[Fuzzball84]

They could have at least thrown in an AirTag for free…. Or incorporated one into the case

 

[MrENGLISH]

It's because Apple doesn't want you to ever take them off. You must sleep with them on.

 

[7thson]

All that amazing tech but they couldn’t find (or didn’t care to) a way to make Find My work with it? How did this not get addressed?
Unbelievable. Embarrassing.

 

[klasma]

It probably won’t survive falling out of an airplane anyway like that iPhone three weeks ago.

 

[vegetassj4]

Don't worry, Apple has a cost effective solution tailored to your needs:

 

[Fuzzball84]

I see all these promo shots of the AVP being used in a plane. I wonder if there going to be any airlines objecting to its use. Obviously it won't be permitted during take off and landing, like most other devices and for good reason, but there was a time when laptops over a certain size were not permitted in the cabin. That was of course a battery issue, and the pack on the AVP isn't large enough to be a concern. Nevertheless....

Imagine the injuries you could sustain while wearing one in the event of a situation on the aircraft… especially if you had AirPods in and in noise cancelling mode.…. Everyone else is in brace position but youre in your own world.

 

[Royksöpp]

That’s a pretty big omission. Why does apple always wait until launch day to disclose all the nasty little disclosures? There is always something.

 

[corbindav]

Hold on, let me just get my glue stick and spare AirTag out...

 

[cableguy84]

This thing sounds horrible