Air Tags Showing Neighbor's Address--Not Mine

Question

Air Tags Showing Neighbor's Address--Not Mine

Hello--I actually have several Air Tags and the ones I left at two places in San Francisco are showing the correct addresses. However, the ones I have with me here in Atlanta are showing they are with me (which is correct)--but at my neighbor's address. We live in a single family detached house here--and the neighbor's house is roughly a 100 feet away--but that is the address where they are showing the Air Tags. The Precise setting is turned on so not sure why it isn't showing my address instead of my neighbor's. Anyway have any ideas or suggestions? Thanks

Posted on Jun 23, 2021 12:03 PM

Reply

Answer 1

MrHoffman

Level 10

146,443 points

Jun 23, 2021 12:43 PM in response to AtlantaRunner

Might your neighbor have Apple devices and Wi-Fi, and that which might be detected and geolocated as the best local signal? You'll need a device capable of ultra-wide band (UWB) for a more precise location. That's the U1 chip in recent devices.

Or Apple has geolocated your Wi-Fi network and your address incorrectly, which can also happen.

Reply

Answer 2

Jun 23, 2021 1:53 PM in response to AtlantaRunner

Four Qs:

Can you see the tags on your iPhone?

Is your iPhone w/ you at the “correct” address?

What WiFi network is your iPhone “on” ?

Where does FindMy show your iPhone?

Reply

Answer 3

Jun 23, 2021 2:27 PM in response to AtlantaRunner

This is interesting.

Fifth (and final) question: Were you possibly “away from the house with your phone” for a substantial period BEFORE you’d noticed that the tags had “moved next door?”

I’m wondering if your neighbor’s device(s) got a “sniff” and then updated the FindMy network …

… and now that you’re back, they’re migrating back to you?

I’m asking only because I’m technically intrigued by how this bluetooth-based finding works.

Reply

Answer 4

Jun 23, 2021 2:04 PM in response to Chattanoogan

Hi--yes I can see the Air tags on my iPhone. Yes the phone is with me at my correct address. I'm on our wifi network. It shows the phone at my correct address.

And here is an update--now it is showing some of the Air Tags at my correct address (even though before they were showing at my neighbor's address--and they haven't been moved even an inch), but a couple of them are still showing at my neighbor's. Strange.

Reply

Answer 5

Jun 23, 2021 2:46 PM in response to Chattanoogan

No problem at all asking the questions. I appreciate the help. We just got these within the last week--quite a few of them (between my wife and I).😊. Some we brought back from San Francisco with us on Monday, and the others we just got here in Atlanta yesterday, so the answer to your questions is no. In fact, other than going relatively nearby and running this morning (gone about an hour), I haven't even been out of the house today. Not only that, none of the Air Tags have even been touched or moved, other than the one in my wallet, and that within the same room. We left two in SF, and they continue to show the correct addresses (two different ones), and even are getting updated by passing or nearby iOS devices, according to the "last seen" times shown. So, in general, we are very happy with the product, other than this issue with the addresses here.

Reply

Answer 6

Jun 23, 2021 12:50 PM in response to MrHoffman

I have an iPhone 11 Pro, an iPad Pro, a two year old 27" Mac, AW5, etc. It was working fine in SF through the iPhone before we returned to Atlanta so not sure what the difference would be?

Reply

Answer 7

Jun 23, 2021 12:52 PM in response to MrHoffman

If they have "geolocated incorrectly," is there anything that can be done about that? Thanks

Reply

Answer 8

Jun 23, 2021 2:56 PM in response to AtlantaRunner

Thanks for the update.

Hypothesis #1 invalidated. 🤔

Reply

Answer 9

Jun 23, 2021 2:59 PM in response to Chattanoogan

If you come up with an answer, I hope you will let me be among the first to know.😊

Reply

Air Tags Showing Neighbor's Address--Not Mine

Similar questions