AirTag battery replacement

A Duracell 2032 battery will not work in an Air Tag. The edge of the battery does not contact the perimeter of the AirTag properly. An Energizer battery works fine

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Posted on Sep 23, 2022 5:37 PM

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AirTag won't work with Duracel CR2032? The AirTag battery: it won't work with Duracel CR2032? I've replaced it with 3 batteries (yes, they are fresh/10 years before expiration, no special "coatings", correct CR2032, put in the right way + side up, etc. etc., etc.) and I get an error message "not reachable." I have another AirTag, so I took that original CR2032 out and replaced it in the first one, it chirped, and registered right away, so the AirTag works. Therefore, the AirTag doesn't accept the Duracel CR2032 batteries. Apple has no mention of any particular brands that will/won't work... These are Costco packs of Duracel, so if I have to buy some custom CR2032 battery from Apple or some special supply store for $20@, then this isn't what I signed up for... Now I'm guessing that they might be coated with the "bitterant coatings" Apple mentioned buried in the fine print that showed up when I Googled this topic... And mentioning it "might not work" with batteries coated with "bitterant coatings" is of NO help whatsoever since no manufacturer says "our batteries are coated with "bitterant coatings" and won't work with Apple's AirTag..." APPLE needs to say which batteries it will work with, especially when they don't seem to workwith the biggest supplier of batteries in the world. Apple, if you're listening, you might update your spec sheet. You owe it to your customers to say so upfront!) Any suggestions? Any definitive answers before I go buy a box of another brand batteries that won't say whether or not they have "bitterant coatings" on them and won't work, either? Thanks! PS: Apple: please provide "topics" related to ALL your products? How the heck are we supposed to choose a topic unrelated to "AirTag"????
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Oct 21, 2022 6:57 AM in response to Sergiopata

Petemac4692:

Concur … Duracells w/ bitterant DON’T work.

“Energizer” cells (formerly Eveready) work great; no coating-removal is required.

How to replace the battery in your AirTag - Apple Support

Oct 21, 2022 6:51 AM in response to petemac4692

It is! Duracell anti swallow coating doesn’t lets the contacts make their work. Avoid that brand as AirTag replacement battery.

Rudegar

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Sep 24, 2022 1:10 AM in response to petemac4692

yeah people report they add some coating on them which one have to remove with sandpaper or the likes

some coating so kids will not eat the batteries or something like that

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