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Maximum amount of AirTags

I bought 16 airtags to put them in all my important bags and accessories.

When adding 15th AirTag to my kit I got a message “Cannot setup this AirTag; Your Apple ID cannot add another airtag until one or more have been removed.”

All information I can find online is that I should be limited to 16 airtags, but I’m stuck on the 15th. All of them are engraved too, so I can’t resell.

Anything can be done about this? Any workaround?

Thanks!

Posted on Oct 17, 2021 11:20 AM

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Nov 15, 2021 7:31 PM in response to timgvr

I am also getting this error. I bought a 4 pack of airtags, tried all of them and none of them will work. I have tried all the steps that apple support, youtube, Etc., suggest connecting them but get nowhere. I have taken the batteries out of all of them except one to try and connect but that didn't work either. I have never connected an airtag before and I don't have any currently connected to my apple id.

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Dec 1, 2021 5:24 PM in response to timgvr

I was able to find a solution online for being stuck at 14 airtags. I have my airpod pros connected to my account and available in Find My. Apparently the airtag limit counts the two airpod pro buds as two airtags IF added before a maximum of 16 airtags have been added to your account. Unpairing the airpod pros allowed me to add my two remaining airtags making my total connected equal 16. After successfully pairing the airtags I was able to pair the airpod pros with no issue and they appear to have the same Find My functionality as before.

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Oct 17, 2021 10:23 PM in response to timgvr

Hi timgvr,

Welcome to the Apple Community.


Seems if you have multiple AirTags to set up,

you may need to make sure that only one is near your device at the one time.


Scroll to: "If you can't set up your AirTag"

https://suppohttps://support.apple.com/en-au/HT212251


These steps are the only way to remove an item from an Apple ID.

Apple can't remove Pairing Lock for you. 

https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT210982


If needed:

How to reset your AirTag

https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT212251


Apple Support have an airtag info. website:


Eg: Call a Specialist or chat online.

Call 1-800-MY-APPLE.


https://www.apple.com/airtag/


Hope there's something helpful / useful to you here :-)

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Nov 15, 2021 7:31 PM in response to timgvr

I am also getting this error. I bought a 4 pack of airtags, tried all of them and none of them will work. I have tried all the steps that apple support, youtube, Etc., suggest connecting them but get nowhere. I have taken the batteries out of all of them except one to try and connect but that didn't work either. I have never connected an airtag before and I don't have any currently connected to my apple id.

Nov 16, 2021 11:45 AM in response to JDChico

It may be worth persevering, to learn the skills of using airTags expertly.

(Seems registering each airTag with your Apple ID is necessary.)


Set up your AirTag using your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210973


Add an AirTag in Find My on iPhone

https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/iphone/iphf666e9559/ios


How to reset your AirTag

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212251


All the best :-)

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Nov 17, 2021 2:02 AM in response to nicko360

Hi guys, since now I’m not the only one with the issue, I have reached out to Apple support team. It’s indeed not expected behavior.

Maybe it’s related to the amount of Bluetooth devices connected at this given moment to your iPhone.

I’ll report back once tech team reaches back out to me. 💪🏻

Nov 18, 2021 4:42 AM in response to timgvr

Also having this issue. Been trying to google this for a few weeks so glad to find your thread. I have 14 and on trying to add the 15th I get this exact same error.


I called Apple support but the lower tier techs just kind of gave me the usual run around after confirming that the limit is 16-- mostly a waste of a couple of hours. What I was hoping for was for them to just submit my ticket to higher tier support who could get back with me if they needed to see some logs or something. However, I was just never able to make that tech support break through.


I troubleshoot I removed my 14th AirTag and tried to add it back and it wouldn't let me. It wouldn't let me add a brand new one either. Frustrating. After waiting a week, I tried adding the original 14th AirTag and it worked....but still running into the error on the 15th.


I haven't seen many people with this problem unfortunately. Considering how well these work and how many Apple must be selling, I am surprised that more people haven't been having this issue. Reddit and Macrumors responses are mostly "why do you need so many??".


I suspect (with no evidence) that this could be quickly solved by looking at some logs. I also suspect this might be a server-side limit that might be being imposed based on some flags that Apple might be detecting.


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