Why do my AirTags chirp for a few seconds randomly?
I recently bought 2 airtags and have added them to my "find my". The problem is every now and then they chirp for a few seconds. Whey do they do this?
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iPhone 11, iOS 15
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I recently bought 2 airtags and have added them to my "find my". The problem is every now and then they chirp for a few seconds. Whey do they do this?
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iPhone 11, iOS 15
If they detect their own physical movement w/o one of their “paired” AppleID devices being nearby and “on/communicating” via Bluetooth and/or UWB they will do this.
This is a personal safety mechanism intended to alert folks that they are possibly being “tracked” w/o their knowledge.
See:
and
An update on AirTag and unwanted tracking - Apple
If they detect their own physical movement w/o one of their “paired” AppleID devices being nearby and “on/communicating” via Bluetooth and/or UWB they will do this.
This is a personal safety mechanism intended to alert folks that they are possibly being “tracked” w/o their knowledge.
See:
and
An update on AirTag and unwanted tracking - Apple
Thanks for that fast reply. But I don’t think that’s the case. I have them on my dogs collars, but last night I took one of them off and left it in another room and the one still chirped. Also the dogs are together all the time and they don’t chirp all the time. Is there anything I can do to prevent this?
Again, that behavior certainly “sounds” as if the tags are at times are NOT detecting a paired bluetooth / UWB device. (and movement is being constantly provided by the live, breathing creature)
Although the chirping tag in a room - presumably motionless - is for now inexplicable.
Bluetooth is short range to begin with, and it’s freq is substantially attenuated by moisture (e.g. a dog’s body); and the AirTag is a VERY power-limited device.
This might not be the best application of AirTags; it will only track the dog if he/she is near a “reporting” device.
A dog romping loose in the woods - as mine has done on occasion 😣 - will remain “unlocated.”
Got it, thanks for all your help
You’re welcome … that “non-moving but still-chirping” tag is still an “unsolved mystery” to me though. 🤔
Why do my AirTags chirp for a few seconds randomly?