Apple AirTags are tiny, battery-powered Bluetooth tracking devices that can be attached to anything you’re worried about losing. Each AirTag is associated with your iPhone and can then be tracked, in real time, using the Find My app pre-installed on your smartphone. Apple sells AirTags individually for $29or in packs of four for $99.
Tiny Apple AirTags provide an easy way to keep track of your valuables.
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Sure, there are a bunch of companies that sell cheap Bluetooth tracking devices, but there’s one major advantage to using AirTags: it’s the vast network of other iPhone users located around the world. which can anonymously and automatically help you find a missing item.
When you pair an AirTag with any iPhone 11, iPhone 12, or iPhone 13 model, you can instantly locate the item it’s linked to (or attached to), if you’re about 300 feet away. this element. So if your TV remote slips under the couch cushions, you leave your keys in another room, or you can’t remember where you put your wallet or glasses case, just launch the Find app My and follow the directional arrows on your smartphone screen. (and the sound signal generated by the AirTag) to quickly find the misplaced object.
Since each AirTag is associated with a specific item that you designate during the one-minute setup process, once set up, use Siri to find what’s missing. Just say something like “Hey Siri, where are my keys?” to locate a missing item.
However, AirTags’ abilities to find missing items don’t stop there. From the Find My app, if you enable Lost Mode for a particular AirTag, your iPhone will anonymously contact a large network of all other compatible iPhones around the world. If one of these iPhones picks up your AirTag’s signal (because it’s within your AirTag’s 300-foot signal radius), you’ll be notified of its location and can take appropriate action to recover the lost item ( and the AirTag).
This process is anonymous, encrypted, and happens in the background, so the person with the iPhone locating your item never knows that their iPhone helped track someone else’s AirTag. You can also set it up so that if someone else’s iPhone taps your AirTag (which is associated with your missing item and has been placed in Lost Mode), your contact information will be displayed on their iPhone. smartphone, but this is optional.
Buy a single AirTag for $29
Buy a pack of four AirTags for $99
Apple users have used AirTags in very creative ways
With or without a special holder, AirTags can easily be inserted and hidden inside a pocket or compartment of any wallet, backpack, purse or luggage, for example. They can also be attached to a keychain or anything else you’re worried about losing.
However, if you are concerned that an item may be stolen, do not attach an AirTag outside of that item where it can be easily seen and removed (or even accidentally torn off). By hiding the tracker inside one of these items, someone trying to steal the item an AirTag is attached to will not immediately see the tracker, so you will have time to pinpoint its location.
Beyond the obvious uses of an AirTag, people have discovered innovative ways to use these tracking devices to track young children, dogs, sports equipment, luggage checked in to an airline, as well as all sorts of other valuables. To get the best results from using an AirTag for some of these purposes, it’s best if you live in a city or very congested area, where a lost item and its AirTag are more likely to be within range of the iPhone. ‘someone else.
Find your runaway dog
If you have a dog that tends to run away from the confines of your home or yard, attaching an AirTag to their collar is an inexpensive way to be able to find them quickly, assuming you live in an area where your dog will probably be within reach. from other iPhone users. While it’s not a foolproof method of tracking your pet’s whereabouts, it’s definitely an inexpensive tool that could help.
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In addition to replacement dog collars that have a built-in AirTag mount, there are all kinds of standalone collars available. AirTag Holders available from third-party companies (you can find them at Amazon), which allow you to attach an AirTag to a dog’s existing collar.
Keep track of your little one and their belongings in high traffic areas
For a parent of a toddler, there is always the risk that he will run away and get lost in the crowd if you take your eyes off him for even a moment. Also, if your kids bring a backpack, favorite toy, or stuffed animal, they tend to drop it or leave it behind more often than they think to take it with them when they go. leave school, a restaurant or a playground, for example.
Track your child (and their belongings) using an AirTag.
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When taking your kids out to a crowded place, consider having them wear a wristband designed to hold an AirTag, or attach it to something your child is wearing, like a belt loop or backpack. By doing this, if your child wanders off, you may be able to locate them quickly using the Find My app installed on your iPhone.
It’s also a great strategy for attaching an AirTag to any toys or favorite things they’re carrying on an adventure, so if it’s dropped or left behind, you’ll be able to find the item faster without having to trace. all your steps that day. Again, this isn’t a foolproof tracking method, but it’s an additional tool to add to your parenting arsenal.
Insert an AirTag into every piece of your luggage while traveling
While Apple offers luggage tags designed to contain an AirTag that can be placed outside the luggage, it is best to insert an AirTag into any luggage you plan to check with an airline.
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By doing this you are often able to find out where your bags are after handing them over to the airline you are traveling with, so if you have connecting flights, for example, you will gain peace of mind. knowing that your luggage is traveling with you on the right plane. Of course, you should also put an AirTag in your carry-on, briefcase, and purse in case it is accidentally forgotten or stolen during your travels.
A wide range of AirTag holders and accessories are available
Sold separately from Apple and a wide range of independent manufacturers, all kinds of specialized AirTag holders make it easy to use one of these devices for a specific purpose. You’ll learn more ways to attach AirTags to often misplaced items by checking out this article, titled 10 Voguish Apple AirTag holders to help you keep track of your keys, gear and pets.