Do AirTags only make a sound if disconnected and if moved?

This is supposedly a feature that makes the tag chirp if it's been separated from the phone it was associated with for three days or more. I think the idea is that someone would hear it and then they could bring it near any iPhone to discover if the owner has reported it lost.

AirTags Separated From Owners for Three Days or More Play Audible Sound When Moved

Since my wife went away for the week I need to take it off the dog before she has a nervous breakdown (my dog, not my wife, but my wife would have one too if she saw the dog freak out when the tag goes off!).

i have the same issue: AirTag beeps when I move my keys.

Why? As others have said this seems to be design…

As I understand the AirTag will beep without being asked to if two conditions are met:

• the AirTag is moved

and

• the AirTag hasn’t been in Bluetooth contact with the user’s phone for a specific period of time

As I generally keep Bluetooth off on my phone (old phone with battery issues) this explains my scenario.

I would imagine this explains other people’s experiences here too, but would be good to hear.

I suspect folk fall into two categories.

Either they keep Bluetooth off like me, or their Airtag is kept in a place where it’s out of Bluetooth range for the predefined period (such as the car).

Hope that helps!

Ok was at the Apple Store asked a genius about AirTags & why the one I keep in the car beeps (the one in my computer bag doesn’t ) .

So this is not a problem , it’s a feature , ever-time your apart from your AirTag for more than 24hrs (i don’t use the car every day) , it will beep when it reconnects with your phone.

Though I forgot to ask why the battery is draining faster on the car one , my guess is , when it’s alone it keeps scanning for a phone to connect to & the bag one is alway with me

Air-tags only make noise when you request it to in the Find My App, If you want to use AirTags in your Car make sure you have an iPhone 11 or newer because I don't think you will be able to hear sound from the AirTag. You can read more about Airtags here: https://www.apple.com/airtag/

I hope I answered your question,

Cheers!

I find that as long as I turn Bluetooth on for a couple of minutes every 6 to 8 hours or so, there is no problem. Once the tags have connected to my device, there appears to be a time limit after which the tags bleep if I move them. This works for me and my battery lasts longer through not having Bluetooth on permanently.

This happened to me a few times in the past days. I notice these past days I haven't wore my watch and I leave Bluetooth off when I don't. Every time it connects to your phone through Bluetooth it pings it and lets the server know you are with your airtag. I guess over night if Bluetooth is left off or during a elapsed time, if it does not get that ping it thinks you are not with it. Then when it senses movement it activates it's anti stalker/lost features. When I lift my keys I get a sound but not the same sound it plays when you use the app to play a sound on the tag.

It just happened to me as well... I was sitting on the sofa listening to an Audible book on the AirPods. The AirTag and AirPod case was next to each other on the sofa, and suddenly the AirTag chimed as if I had asked it to be pinged.

This is a documented feature: If an AirTag is separated for a period of time from its owner, it will make a sound to alert those nearby.

Think of it as follows: you lef your keys with airtag in your mistress handbag and could not find it. If your device has not connected with it (via BT), it may mean you lost your keys. When her husband picks up the bag, your air tag detects the movement and the fact that you have not been around for a while…. and will make a sound. The man can then find your keys, identify your phone-number and bring your keys to your house.

Anyway: it’s a feature, not a bug

My keys with my airtag were next to my phone- bluetooth on and they beeped the other day. Did it again this morning as I picked up my keys to go out the door to work. The problem people are having is different than this feature you speak of.

Someone mentioned that if your phone bluetooth is off, the airtag thinks it's lost. I had a very badly timed airtag alert go off and I had to run out of a room with it. When I checked my phone, my bluetooth was off but turned itself on when used the Find My app which is when it shut up. I don't need my bluetooth draining my phone battery just so the airtag stays quiet. I guess I invested too soon. Crap tech if that's going to continue happening.

Just to say that in order to stop my tags from bleeping when I pick them up/ move them, I turn Bluetooth on a minimum of twice a day. It seems they detect if they have not been connected to my phone for a prescribed of time. )I don’t tend to keep Bluetooth on permanently as it seems to drain the battery quicker.)

Mine are all chirping up on movement. This happened a few months ago and I was able to reset all of my air tags by removing the battery and replacing it five or six times and setting it up as a new device. Now all five of my air tags are chirping upon movement again. My dog. My keys. Other ones. This is so annoying Apple. What is wrong with these things?

This just happened to me. I picked my keys up off of the kitchen counter (I had my phone with me) and the Air Tag started making noise.

This explains why the airtag now makes a sound when moved:

https://hypebeast.com/2021/6/apple-to-update-airtags-over-stalking-concerns

My AirTag on my keychain has made a sound twice now without my request. The first time I was out walking with my Phone. The second time I was at home near my phone. I don't find any other mention of this in discussions. I'll start a new thread for this question if the answer is not simple.