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kevink2

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A month or so ago I impulse purchased a Smarttag since it wasn't a given that Apple would actually release the Airtag, and I thought I had a use case for it. Ended up not at the time, but it was only about $30.

Though I just got 4 Airtags, I thought of a use case for the Smarttag. A thumbdrive I use at work that went missing once, so making it findable would be useful. And it won't start beeping after 3 days. Also, it didn't require an additional accessory to connect. (I have a Galaxy A10e backup phone to use to find it if necessary)

Checked out the app today, and I saw that it knew where it was 2 days ago. Even though my phone was off for longer than that. I didn't realize that Samsung had a network similar to Apple where other phones could relay locations. A coworker has a Galaxy phone, so that must have forwarded it :)

Haven't needed my Airtags yet. My first uses will be luggage. I have 4 Airtags, so I'll find a use for them.
 
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