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It's Possible to Drill a Hole Through an AirTag
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Maybe. A lot of apple customers may prefer to express their individuality and there will be (already is!) an entire ecosystem of hodlers. People who are willing to pay $600 for a luggage tag aren’t going to find tile very attractive
Or Apple could have just built a key ring hole into the product so you wouldn’t have to spend money on an accessory.
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Thos fobs make it look like some kind of vile seaside souvenir
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Awesome! I love Airtags and the cases aren't that expensive but I'm glad that, in a pinch, I can drill a hole in the bloody thing.
How I imagine this played out:
smythey: "I'll make my own hole then."
Apple: "It's not possible."
smythey: "No... it's necessary."
smythey: "I'll make my own hole then."
Apple: "It's not possible."
smythey: "No... it's necessary."
Ya' gotta love the fact that Apple's Air Tag holders cost as much or more than the product they are designed to hold. Surprise!
To be different from existing competition.
To make more money from accessories.
It's a bit anti-consumer, I agree with you.
It can find my iPhone for me just like a Tile does. For about $29
And at the insane cost of some of the holders, I would want a tag in them just so I didn't lose the blimming thing.
It does not look "not appealing", it does look appalling.
I will get 4 of them. Just out of curiousity, because it is something I never used to use, because it did not exist that way yet. But certainly not drilling a hole into them. I will not soak them in water, but the drilled ones might loose some protection against mosture as well.
I will get 4 of them. Just out of curiousity, because it is something I never used to use, because it did not exist that way yet. But certainly not drilling a hole into them. I will not soak them in water, but the drilled ones might loose some protection against mosture as well.
And go off in your pocket on an almost daily basis? no thanks
Maybe they should start including cases with all their notebook computers too so you don't have to spend money on accessories. Also every dongle you could possibly need should be included. I mean, following that logic. Would it be nice? Heck yeah! Would I be upset or irritated if they didn't? Nope. You go into the purchase knowing what you're getting. So if it's going to break the bank to buy some cheap third-party holders (if you even need a holder . . . depends on what you're using the AirTag for), then AirTags aren't for you. I also think they'd look uglier with a pre-drilled hole or a protrusion at the top to accommodate a hole, which is probably why they didn't do that (yeah, I know, "they only did it for extra profit" . . . I'm not quite that cynical . . . they could still sell holders for people who wanted it to look more elegant even if it had holes).
IMO people complain about the silliest things. It's almost as if it's fun or a game for some people to find something trivial to complain about with each new product (another example is the "chin," colors, or bezels on the new iMac).
The fact the hole isn't drilled in line with the top of the apple logo shows what kind of savage smythey is, and how bad my OCD is.
Then get out your drill. They aren't for you.
Or -- provide partners/developers with opportunities to support the ecosystem and profit.
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Drilling a hole almost certainly affects the AirTag's ability to emit alarms at full volume.
No, just no. They just broke the waterproof seal. It will turn into a rust bucket within 6 months.
It only does that if you have the stole app open and set up. If you don’t like that feature you can shut the app down, only ever open it when you’ve lost your keys! Simples.
Really? Do you live in a pineapple under the sea? How did you survive a few years ago before there was any sort of waterproofing on iPhones?
Good point. And I guarantee you even if these had some sort of hole/loop already on them, Apple would still make and sell tons of holders, so I don't really buy the "money-grabbing" argument (and lots of use cases wouldn't require an attachment method anyway).