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How does it work? Your AirTag sends out a secure Bluetooth signal that can be detected by nearby devices in the Find My network. These devices send the location of your AirTag to iCloud — then you can go to the Find My app and see it on a map.
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By Hamish Hector
published 24 April 2021
Everything you need to know about Apple AirTags
Apple, at long last, unveiled its Apple AirTag item trackers at the recent Spring Loaded event. These nifty little devices should now allow you to keep an eye on your favorite non-Apple items - from your keys to your bike - through the Find My network.
We’re here to answer every question you could have about the Apple Airtags from what devices they work with to if they’re waterproof or not.
One Apple AirTag costs $29 / £29 / AU$45; you could also buy a pack of four for $99 / £99 / AU$149. They’ll go on sale on April 30, 2021.
To attach AirTags to bikes, keys and other items you’ll need an optional fob too. Official ones start at $29 / £29 / AU$45, but expect cheaper third-party alternatives to become available after the Apple AirTags release.
AirTags are battery powered so it will depend on the charge and make of battery you use, though Apple expects each tag to last at least one year on a single battery.
If you can find a way to securely fasten an AirTag to something, you can track it. Recommended items include wallets or keys (anything you can slip the AirTag into or attach using a fob) but we’d expect alternative fasteners to be released in the future, either from Apple or a third-party, that could expand the range of easily trackable items.
A surprising number of iPhones will work with Apple AirTags when they launch, though not all options will be as good as others. For the best experience you’ll need a device with a U1 Ultra Wideband chip, which is able to more accurately determine the distance and direction of signals coming from the AirTag. Those are:
•iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max
•iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max
However, any iPhone running iOS 14 should be able to update to iOS 14.5 and will have AirTag compatibility. So you should be covered as long as you’re using one of the following (but your experience may not be as good):
•iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus and iPhone SE (first generation)
•iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus
Any Apple device that runs iOS 14.5 (or iPadOS 14.5) will be able to link an AirTag to your Find My app. That means even if you don’t own an iPhone, you could be in luck. If you own any of the following Apple devices, you should be able to use an AirTag:
•iPod Touch (7th generation)
•iPad Mini 4 and iPad Mini (2019)
•iPad (2017), iPad (2018), iPad (2019) and iPad (2020)
•iPad Air 2, iPad Air (2019) and iPad Air 4
•iPad Pro 9.7 (2016) and iPad Pro 10.5 (2017)
Then you’re unfortunately out of luck! For now only the iOS devices listed above are set to support Apple AirTags, so if you use Android you’ll need to try an alternative like Tile.
Though you can still help people find their lost items. If your Android phone is NFC-enabled you can scan an AirTag to find out its unique serial number and (if the owner allows it) the owner’s contact information.
According to Apple, only you will be able to track where your AirTag is through the Find My app. Even though the AirTag emits a signal, Apple promises it is end-to-end encrypted, meaning that no one else will know where the signal is coming from, where it’s going to and you won’t know which Apple device owner detected the AirTag either.
No, so you unfortunately won’t be able to share them in a household. Additionally, once paired with an Apple ID, the AirTag can’t be unpaired except by the owner. However, that will mean that AirTags can’t be easily stolen and re-paired by another user.
Apple has included multiple security measures to ensure that AirTags can’t be used to stalk people, whether they use iPhones or not.
If you do own an iPhone running iOS 14.5 or later, your device will notify you if it detects that an unknown AirTag is moving with you. The notification will alert you if AirTags that are not paired with your Apple ID, or are not in range of their owner’s device, are near to you after a set period of time. Using the Find My app you can make the AirTag emit a sound to find it more easily and discard it.
If you are an Android user, don’t worry. Once an AirTag has been separated from its paired device for a sufficient period of time, currently about three days, it will begin to emit a sound automatically. This time could be lengthened or shortened by Apple in the future.
Once found, you can report the AirTag’s serial number to Apple by tapping the tag with an NFC-enabled device. That number should be unique and Apple can find out which Apple ID is associated with the tag. Apple advises you should also contact your local law enforcement if you believe you are being tracked.
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