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Photo Depicts Alleged AirTag Keychain
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But what if the battery is dead.
The chip doesn't really help if your dog took off and you want to know where in the neighborhood it is. (Granted, AirTags would probably require a pretty dense population of Apple devices for this to work effectively, and a cellular GPS tracker would most likely be a much better option.)
Well if the battery is dead yeah I guess!
But you better borrow someone else’s phone to track down your iPhone air tag before someone removes it from your lost flat iPhone 😹
Reflection of the leaker in a metal button.
Of course - that’s literally what it’s going to do.
Two very different things. Chipping is about identifying found pets and re-uniting them with their owners; tagging them is about allowing owners to find them in the first place.
Attach it to stuff the kids / partner loose all the time so you don’t have to play the boring ”where are my .....” game every time you leave the house. Won’t help with the kids airpods though, damn.
I don't understand why they use a radio technology that has such a short range for this purpose.
Looks more like a $2 keychain. The metal ring is scratched all over and dinged in a couple of places. The leather is worn and starting to fray and the big red circle Photoshopped over the stud (which presumably has a (non-Apple) logo on it) isn't even nearly centered.
I'm guessing it's about battery life - you only need the range to be good enough to reach any passing iPhone, it doesn't need the actual owner to get within that range.
They’ll need to sell these pretty hard over tile for me to buy one. I feel others will be the same. Why reinvent the wheel. Why not work with existing products?
Tile so far has been fantastic.
The only thing that could be better is if you aren’t in range of your tile it can’t be found. A bit like find my airpods. Well if they’re lodged in the couch they won’t be found.
If apple worked with telcos around the world and made these 5G capable that would be what would really sell it for me.
Tile so far has been fantastic.
The only thing that could be better is if you aren’t in range of your tile it can’t be found. A bit like find my airpods. Well if they’re lodged in the couch they won’t be found.
If apple worked with telcos around the world and made these 5G capable that would be what would really sell it for me.
You could read up on the recent changes to Find My. All that's needed is short range since
a) people misplace their stuff around the house and find it with BT5
b) people lose their stuff somewhere on the road, then nearby Apple devices are used as relays to position them.
Also keep in mind that battery power tends to run out quicker with more powerful "radio technology".
And I think Apple will do exactly that. The Find tech concept they have for lost iPhones is amazing, my guess is they will build that into the Air Tags as well.
The Clever Cryptography Behind Apple's 'Find My' Feature
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You know this was mentioned briefly during iOS 13’s WWDC announcement and the media at the time were bashing it as a “creepy” feature. Then it appears almost everyone forgot about it.And I think Apple will do exactly that. The Find tech concept they have for lost iPhones is amazing, my guess is they will build that into the Air Tags as well.
The Clever Cryptography Behind Apple's 'Find My' Feature
Apple says an elaborate rotating key scheme will soon let you track down your stolen laptop, but not let anyone track you. Not even Apple.www.wired.com
I’ve had to constantly remind people of this huge Find My upgrade in iOS13/Catalina and explain why AirTags will dominate Tile.
Even when it’s been explained, my experience so far is that people still don’t seem to understand it.
So I hope when Apple do announce AirTags they have a really dumbed down marketing video on why it’s so awesome.
Tile do a very thin, credit sized one for wallets, passports, etc. Apple should do the same I think.
Apple has a big, deal breaking advantage over Tile - Tile relies on other users having the Tile app installed to help you find things lost outside the home. Apple's system could use potentially any iOS device in the world (assuming it's opt out and most people won't bother).
When you lose something the fact that you haven't lost it many times before doesn't really help does it?