Can you share AirTag location with family?

It is a bit ridiculous that these can't be shared with family members or just shared like you share your location in Find My with friends.

I have a tag on our on dog, but my wife and my daughter can't track him. That's pretty sad. Do we need to add three AirTags on my dog's collar so we can all track him? LoL.

Just bought a 4 pack to help my mom track my dad who is starting to wander off as a result of Alzheimer's. My siblings and I have access to track his phone and thought it would be the same with AirTag! Big miss. This would reduce the stress for our whole family with the sharing ability...

Voilà! Your wish is being granted.

iOS17 will add an AirTag family sharing capability this Fall.

See the official announcement here:

iOS 17 makes iPhone more personal and intuitive - Apple

pjnygren wrote:

Why doesn't anyone from Apple monitor this board and support their paying customers?

Because that's not the purpose of these forums.

If you want Apple to hear your suggestions, use the feedback page:

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If you want help directly from Apple, use the "Get Support" link at the top right of every page of these forums.

You cannot.

Click on this link to find out 'How to reset your AirTag' --> https://support.apple.com/HT212251

"An AirTag can be associated with one Apple ID. If you want to use an AirTag that someone else has used, they need to remove the AirTag from their Apple ID first. If the previous user removed the AirTag from their Apple ID but they were out of Bluetooth range of the AirTag, then you need to reset it before you can use it with your devices."

Hello.

Good news! This will be a finally be a feature in iOS 17! 🎉 (as mentioned already above).

Here is the new feature from the Apple website: Share AirTag or Find My network accessories with up to five other people. Everyone in the group can use Precision Finding and play a sound to pinpoint the location of a shared AirTag when they’re nearby.

This is now perfect for sharing a certain AirTag or accessory to everyone in your family. I wonder why Apple didn’t release this feature in the beginning 🤔.

I hope everyone’s problems in this feed are fixed (finally!).

These seems like a missed opportunity by apple - being able to share the airtag with family (or for that matter business users) seems like a pretty good idea, so long as the person it is being shared with is able to consent and opt in (and perhaps a periodic confirmation in case someone has accessed their device or approval without them knowing) - eg car keys, pets, bicycles etc

I just bought 8 of these, with the plan of moving away from Tile, but I now realize that they're pretty much useless to me. My wife and I share most of the things we'd want to track. Keys seem the most obvious use for AirTags, as well as the most likely item that would need to be shared. Please Apple, add sharing.

I love the new AirTag, but it really needs to include family sharing just like devices. It would be helpful for my wife and I to be able to use our iphones to locate a child's backpack or similar item. It would also be wonderful if Apple would build this into AppleTV remotes.

nmaximus wrote: "I love the new AirTag, but it really needs to include family sharing just like devices. It would be helpful for my wife and I to be able to use our iphones to locate a child's backpack or similar item. It would also be wonderful if Apple would build this into AppleTV remotes."

nmaximus ~ So tell Apple that here:

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Probably most deleted posts are not the result of Apple looking, but rather community users who "Report a discussion or answer that is off topic, inappropriate, or offensive. This option is available to make sure the community is a great place to learn." Source:

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2tigers wrote: "Come on Apple, sort it out!"

2tigers ~ 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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charlesnworth wrote: "Apple, you MUST, MUST, MUST..."

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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While the desire to FAMILY SHARE is understood - INCLUDING by ME - the capability was limited … at least in the initial Airtag rollout … by privacy concerns.

Specifically to allow all parties involved in the Bluetooth-based, FindMy “relaying” network to remain anonymous AND for Apple to NOT be able to track an individual’s airtag.

The ONLY way to find a particular individual’s airtag out of “the cloud” is with a device holding the corresponding PRIVATE KEY. (i.e. using a device on the “paired” AppleID)

Private keys are not shared across AppleIDs for obvious reasons.

(This is also why you can’t “share” iMessages)

We’ll all see if there is a “Next Airtag Iteration” when (or rather IF) Apple releases it.

For those so-inclined, a “deep dive” into the cryptological underpinnings of FindMy is outlined in two articles beginning here:

https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/security/sec6cbc80fd0/web

“ … Not being able to … share a [Air]tag is …disappointing … “

I can’t think of anyone who would disagree.

It will be interesting to see if Apple develops a secure, and equally anonymous technical solution; although none are “hinted-at” in the iOS 15 Preview.

https://www.apple.com/ios/ios-15-preview/features/