Notification of a nearby family member's AirTag as a 'unknown'....

Will Find My be smart enough to identity that an AirTag belongs to a family member you are also following in the FindMy app? Too many times, my iPhone notifies me of my wife's AirTag while she is in the car with me.

iPhone 13 Pro Max

Posted on Aug 2, 2022 2:59 PM

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Posted on Aug 2, 2022 3:07 PM

Well … it’s not supposed to alert ANYONE if a “paired AppleID” device is within bluetooth range.


Is your wife’s iPhone signed-in w/ the same AppleID used to “pair” the tags? (i.e. Can she see the tags on HER phone within FindMy?)

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Aug 2, 2022 3:09 PM in response to Chattanoogan

Soo.. It does... A part of Apple's Find My Network, if an 'unknown' AirTag is nearby, your iPhone will alert you, "AirTag Found Moving with You." You can find this in the article: What to do if you get an alert that an AirTag, Find My network accessory, or set of AirPods is with you - Apple Support.


The issue I'm having is, every time my wife is with me, the AirTag on her purse shows that there is a AirTag moving with me. It gets a little annoying, and I'm hoping Apple will find a fix for this.

Aug 2, 2022 3:47 PM in response to djyungvibe

I didn’t say it “didn’t” … I said it’s “not supposed to. “


“ … These alerts are triggered only when an AirTag is separated from its owner … “


Ref: AirTag - Apple


That said, this forum is full of posts citing examples of airtags not functioning quite as “advertised.”


My own tags don’t perform as they are “supposed to” either, although thankfully I don’t experience the same “alerting” issue as you; which indeed would be quite annoying.


So … is your wife’s phone in-range of her tag when it’s alerting YOU ?


Is your wife’s iPhone signed-in w/ the same AppleID used to “pair” the tags? (i.e. Can she see the tags on HER phone within FindMy?)

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