Air Tag not reachable

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Air Tag not reachable

My air tag is paired with an iPhone 8plus. I am testing the play sound function and it often responds with “Air Tag Not Reachable, Move around to connect”. I may be 10 feet away. It doesn’t seem to provide much time to connect before Responding with the error message. I tried the routine resets, reboots.

Also the sound is is very low. If the locator is in a bag or buried in a couch, it’s barely audible.

Maybe this was designed to work with just iPhone 11 or 12 and the U1 chip?

Posted on May 1, 2021 10:31 AM

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MrBill3

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May 1, 2021 1:34 PM in response to SKTTNC

Hello,

"Precision Finding" only works with iPhone 11 & 12. See this for more detail:

https://www.apple.com/airtag/?afid=p238%7CssctkrMBT-dc_mtid_1870765e38482_pcrid_516618891287_pgrid_120928559493_&cid=aos-us-kwgo-btb--slid---product-

Good luck.

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Trilbie

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Jun 20, 2021 1:08 PM in response to SKTTNC

I'm having the same problem. All I get is "Air tag not reachable. Move around to connect." Precision finding only works on iPhone 11 and 12, but "play sound" should work on an iPhone 8plus.

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SKTTNC Author

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May 1, 2021 2:15 PM in response to MrBill3

precision finding may be necessary for a useful air tag, the functionality without it is expensive amd not equal to current devices. And it’s large, it’s like adding a smart car key to your pocket. Plan on returning mine and using my previous device.

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Answer 4

May 11, 2021 5:08 AM in response to SKTTNC

if a brand new airtag nearby and all solution attempted even though airtag won't work (AirTag Unreachable) in that case should return the airtag due to hardware issue and bring a new one from the apple store.

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