Why won’t my AirTag location update when it’s out of Bluetooth range from my iPhone?

Why won’t the location of my AirTag update when it’s out of Bluetooth connection with my phone? As soon as it is further than 15 m away it location won’t update


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Posted on Aug 17, 2022 5:33 AM

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Posted on Aug 17, 2022 6:08 AM

because it's only means of communication is bluetooth

if you are out of range and no other iphones with bluetooth enabled and connected to the internet

that it can piggibag it's data across the internet to you, then it's dead in the water, being since it have not gps it's really

the location of the other persons iphone it send you to.

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Aug 17, 2022 6:08 AM in response to sheridan264

because it's only means of communication is bluetooth

if you are out of range and no other iphones with bluetooth enabled and connected to the internet

that it can piggibag it's data across the internet to you, then it's dead in the water, being since it have not gps it's really

the location of the other persons iphone it send you to.

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