What in the hell is an air tag? I’ve seen them around but don’t know exactly what it is.
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What is an Air Tag
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Mister Do It
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If your question is serious... An AirTag from Apple is a small, round Bluetooth tracker that allows you to easily find personal items such as keys, bags, bicycles, suitcases or your children 😎 and much more via the "Where is?" app.
Donfor39
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Purchase Airtag + Air Tag Holder -the Holder has the Essential KeyRing piece. Use Find My to mapview Airtag location.
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losthismarbles
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Airtag is a very nu-gen thing;
Think we invent solutions to problems no one should be having.
Think we then hype them, a lot, after which period we launch them as solutions to problems no one should be having.
Now folks buy them, are getting used to them, all of a sudden, they can't do without them.
In our case?
They -apparently- require help finding even the most basic of their belongings.
Yeap, just so, one more thing we'd managed doing just fine using brain cells for a few millennia in a row?
Now we need gizmos. Just could not otherwise.
Nu-gen.
Very popular.
For you, before you.
Or as they say in another equally large software corporation?
Very exciting. You should buy one.
Think we invent solutions to problems no one should be having.
Think we then hype them, a lot, after which period we launch them as solutions to problems no one should be having.
Now folks buy them, are getting used to them, all of a sudden, they can't do without them.
In our case?
They -apparently- require help finding even the most basic of their belongings.
Yeap, just so, one more thing we'd managed doing just fine using brain cells for a few millennia in a row?
Now we need gizmos. Just could not otherwise.
Nu-gen.
Very popular.
For you, before you.
Or as they say in another equally large software corporation?
Very exciting. You should buy one.
Ledsteplin
macrumors 65832
eclipse01
macrumors 68030
SevenTheGamingKitty
macrumors regular
I've usually only ever heard of airtags being used to recover stolen items, but to each their own i guess
Howard2k
macrumors 604
Stunned that people don't know what these are.
It's a little tag that can be used to track lost items. Throw it on a key ring and if you lose your keys it will help you find them. Throw it in a wallet and if you lose your wallet it will help you find it.
Etc.
Apple has a page here if it's still confusing:
It's a little tag that can be used to track lost items. Throw it on a key ring and if you lose your keys it will help you find them. Throw it in a wallet and if you lose your wallet it will help you find it.
Etc.
Apple has a page here if it's still confusing:
AirTag
Attach AirTag to everyday items, like your keys or a backpack, to easily keep track of them in the Find My app. With its loudest speaker yet and 1.5x Precision Finding range.
www.apple.com
XboxEvolved
macrumors 65816
Hi! Is there any competition to Air Tags? I'm thinking in buying 2 of these. What is the duration of its "battery"?
Howard2k
macrumors 604
Tile is a competitor. I think Samsung has something similar too.
Battery life depends on environmental factors, how often you're pinging it, etc. I feel like I get 12-18 months out of mine typically.
Battery is trivial to replace.
Battery life depends on environmental factors, how often you're pinging it, etc. I feel like I get 12-18 months out of mine typically.
Battery is trivial to replace.
I would put them on super small things that are easy to lose. Though not possible. Air Tags would have to be made a lot smaller.
