Can two accounts track the same airtag? Can me and my wife track the same airtag if we are in the same family account?
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I can understand some people not wanting other members of their family to see their tags (I don't know why but I'm sure some would) but I do think having the ability to allow them to be selectively shared would be very useful. We got one to put on our dog's collar so if he got out or ran off while out we could track him - but only I can see that tag which makes it useless for what we wanted. Also sharing a tag could disable the tracking warnings - although that might need the other person to accept the sharing as a backup
Ann10ann wrote:
Tell me one couple who doesn't look for the other ones iphone at least once a week.
All that’s required to find your iPhone is your Apple ID and password. See item 1 here.
If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch is lost or stolen - Apple Support
This has absolutely nothing to do with AirTags.
georgianna20 wroTe: "Since I have never found a place to give Apple feedback on their products..."
Here's the place:
...And for feedback about AirTag, use the iPhone page there.
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Based on Apple's announcements, that will be a new feature in iOS 15 when it is released later this year. A new notification, Notify when left behind. See ios-15-preview/featuresand scroll down to the Find My section: Separation alerts.
Matthew Tureck wrote:
I have the same issue…my wife can’t walk our dog, or walk with me when I have my keys, without getting spammed with alerts. Apple really needs to fix this now.
Apple doesn't read here for suggestions. You can let them know your thoughts here:
For the moment, Apple appears to view AirTags as an individual device. If you attempt to use them in a different way, you may well not be please with the outcome.
cmhgarner wrote:
Agree… I have mine on my keys, and God-forbid I drive the children anywhere, we go out to dinner, have a family vacation, etc. My husband and kids get continual alerts that I’m tracking them. Similarly, there’s no way for my husband and I to both know where the kids or our pets are. Very disappointed & quite a lot of money to spend only to be disappointed.
Apple never advertised AirTags as something that could be shared. It's unfortunate that you didn't research them before spending money on them. If you can still return them, do so. I also encourage you to give your feedback to Apple:
Ann10ann wrote:
Tile listened to their community 6 years ago. Many of the Tile community may also have been Apple users used to the family share we have with The Find my Phone App.
Have you let Apple know this is a feature you'd like to see?
The fact that Tile doesn't have the same privacy controls as Apple is something many people would consider an advantage to Apple.
MikezMac wrote:
I hope that this is changed soon.
Then you should definitely let Apple know it's something you'd like to see. Apple doesn't read here for suggestions or feedback but they do provide a dedicated feedback page:
If there is no AirTag section, just put it under iPhone.
msz1 wrote:
Like every other customer has asked.... Please enable "Family Share" on the AirTags. At least give a good reason whey you don't allow it. I am a stock holder, so if the answer is you want a family of 5 to buy 5 Airbags for every keychain they have, I'm good with that. Just please explain, or fix ....
This is a user-to-user forum. No one reading your post can fix or explain it. And it's unlikely anyone reading here is interested in your stock holdings.
You can let Apple know your thoughts here:
(Oh, and I'm a customer and I haven't asked.)
arcurlyq wrote:
This has to be an oversight by Apple, right? They're gonna fix this, right??
No one here in this user-to-user could answer those questions. However, the more people who submit feedback to Apple letting them know how important this feature is to them, the more likely they are to make the changes.
No, but Family Sharing members can at least turn off the safety alerts on shared items like car keys as per: https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT212227 "If the AirTag is attached to an item you're borrowing, you can tap Pause Safety Alerts to turn off "AirTag Detected" notifications for one day. If you're borrowing an AirTag from a member of your Family Sharing group, you can turn off Safety Alerts for one day or indefinitely."
Fingers-crossed that Family Sharing of AirTag location was a feature that just was not ready for prime time at AirTag launch, but whose development will be hastened if enough people post feedback.
Please add your name to requests to Add Family Sharing of AirTag location: https://www.apple.com/feedback/airtag/
EricaEide wrote: "Apple, I REALLY hope..."
Erica ~ Although Apple administers this community, that doesn't include reading each of thousands of daily posts for possible feedback. However, Apple will "read all feedback carefully" here:
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whl13512 wrote:
Yes, I think it would be great if Apple provide a fix to allow sharing AirTag information and improve their latency reporting.
Tell Apple exactly what you've just told us:
I'm glad to hear you got your father back safely.
Apple does not read here for feedback or suggestions. You can let them know your thoughts here:
The more people who actually submit feedback where Apple will see, the more likely they are to consider adding the feature.
D. Hoffmann wrote:
I hope this get’s on the devs’ radar screen. It’s almost impossible that even Tim Cook is not aware of this issue. So, Apple, let’s fix this!
If you want Apple to know how you feel about it, you need to put your thoughts where they will read them:
Eric Eskam wrote:
The inability to silence family members airtags actually NEGATES the whole notification system rendering it useless due to overwhelming false positives with ZERO way to tell if a notification is just another false positive or someone actually slipping an Airtag into your world.
Apple doesn't read here in this user-to-user forum for feedback or suggestions. You can let them know your thoughts here:
Can you share AirTags with family members?
