Can you share AirTag location with family?
I purchased some airtags to put onto many things, I am wanting to share the family members like we do for location but I cannot find where to share. Please help
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I purchased some airtags to put onto many things, I am wanting to share the family members like we do for location but I cannot find where to share. Please help
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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."
So my family can see literally everything from my iPhone to my AirPods but can not see my AirTags!
This doesn't make any sense!
We put these nowadays in our pets or little kids to check on them in kindergarten and it is important to check on them by the family members
Hope Apple change this to be shared with family members!
Bought AirTags to track our dog when one of us travels. Unfortunately Apple has not made sharing a feature so now we need to have 2ATs - Dog1 and Dog2 - so that we can track her separately.
Come on Apple; you are missing out on a shed load of business without the family-share feature.
You cannot.
Click on this link to find out 'How to reset your AirTag' --> How to reset your AirTag - Apple Support
"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.
Ridiculous. I purchased this as a Santa Tracker for my family. A fun way to get the relatives and kids excited! The plan was to share the information with the family and have everyone follow package/s sent through the mail.
Additionally, having the ability to share the information with law enforcement if something was stolen. Obviously, some shared links ought to have an exploration. Although I can see some nefarious things occurring with AirTags and the 'legal' disclaimer while setting up the AirTags will not deter criminals, why do you think they're criminals in the first place?
pychon wrote:
Ridiculous. I purchased this as a Santa Tracker for my family. A fun way to get the relatives and kids excited! The plan was to share the information with the family and have everyone follow package/s sent through the mail.
Additionally, having the ability to share the information with law enforcement if something was stolen. Obviously, some shared links ought to have an exploration. Although I can see some nefarious things occurring with AirTags and the 'legal' disclaimer while setting up the AirTags will not deter criminals, why do you think they're criminals in the first place?
Tell Apple:
No - it is not a case of 'you cannot'.
It is a case of 'We will not!'. Please purcha$e and use 2+ seperate airtags on each item if you want to share their location.
Profit > Usability
This should work the same way as sharing my location on my iPhone. If my wife loses her purse with her phone and AirTag inside, I should be able to see the location if she shared permissions with me. This question IS NOT about using one AirTag with two apple IDs
Vissza wrote:
This should work the same way as sharing my location on my iPhone. If my wife loses her purse with her phone and AirTag inside, I should be able to see the location if she shared permissions with me. This question IS NOT about using one AirTag with two apple IDs
Tell Apple:
I bought airtags to be able to find the car keys , a car that of course me and my wife share... so? Apple wants me to buy two airtags ?? ridiculous!
Trogloraspa wrote:
I bought airtags to be able to find the car keys , a car that of course me and my wife share... so? Apple wants me to buy two airtags ?? ridiculous!
Why are you telling us, your fellow users? Tell Apple:
it IS… ‘’we make our own rules” Apple 🍎
…Force the customer to buy more of our products…
the least they can do, is to allow each unique Apple account to enable access to an AirTag during configuration with confirmation to allow share.
crap feature, but I own eight, to bypass their bs ingenuity
Squidster wrote:
it IS… ‘’we make our own rules” Apple 🍎
…Force the customer to buy more of our products…
the least they can do, is to allow each unique Apple account to enable access to an AirTag during configuration with confirmation to allow share.
crap feature, but I own eight, to bypass their bs ingenuity
So, are you saying Apple got you to buy eight AirTags? And, as a for-profit company, Apple’s goal it to sell more things and make more money. So, I guess they’re doing okay.
No, what I’m saying is… I bought 8 and cannot share.
therefore, I will not buy any more Apple products until they get better reviews on how they work.
I have since swapped my AirTag’s for a competitor tag… which works 200% better.
sucks for Apple customers like me, but if they don’t help their own customer base, they can lose their respect and $$$
jezus… you can share a device, but you can’t share a tag??!?!!? Bad business
And yet, Apple has become one of the most successful companies in the world by doing what they have always done: Give the customer what Apple decides the customer needs, not what the customer thinks they want." It has never been clear to me why people think that's suddenly going to change.
But, absolutely, if a small bit of plastic and circuitry is going to get you that upset, you should stop buying them. And, if you don't agree with Apple's business philosophy, don't buy their products.
The inability to share AirTag locations with others is a MAJOR bummer. I want to tag each of our cars to help with parking, finding one another when we’re out and about, handing off the car, etc. but the fact I can’t share the location with my wife kills most of these use cases. I would be fine if Apple wanted to limit sharing to those who are in your iCloud Family, but please give us SOME ability to share locations!!
Never will happen according to the Thor trolls!
I’ll never buy another AirTag… because you can’t share.
I’ve already replaced my tags with 3rd party
Can you share AirTag location with family?