air tags not recognized as mine

I get constant notifications that an air tag is near me, but it turns out it’s my tags. Shouldn’t my phone know the difference?

Posted on Feb 8, 2022 10:29 AM

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ChrisJ4203

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Feb 8, 2022 10:33 AM in response to Joe Thomas3

Should, if you activated the AirTag with your iPhone. You may need to reset the AirTags and set them up again. How to reset your AirTag - Apple Support I'm guessing that when you play a sound on this alleged AirTag that is following you is how you determined it is your AirTag and not another one somewhere.

Joe Thomas3 Author

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Feb 9, 2022 4:44 AM in response to ChrisJ4203

Yes, it played a sound is how I determined my tag was the one following me. I will re-set them and see if that helps. I did set them up with my iPhone

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