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Unwanted Tracking

So, I lost my Airpods at work (night shift) and I was able to track them & see where they’re at and all, and I got them back finally by tracking the person who picked them up (day shift) at their house after like a week due to scheduling. The Airpods still had my custom name I made, but the question I have is why am I getting tracking notifications as if they weren’t mine originally? Ever since I got them back this has been happening, kind of worrisome. They’re my Airpods but another, random, person can track my daily activities/whereabouts if I have them with me. I can’t find anything that helps me solve this problem besides ‘the owner (person who “lost” them) needs to do something’ basically. I’m not that person in this case, even though I am. What do I do? Anything helps, thank you!

Posted on Nov 2, 2022 3:19 PM

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Posted on Nov 4, 2022 9:37 AM

Greetings o3frosty,


You can learn what to do if you see an alert about unknown AirPods here:


What to do if you get an alert that an AirTag, Find My network accessory, or set of AirPods is with you - Apple Support


"Get information about or disable an AirTag, Find My network accessory, or set of AirPods

If you have found an unknown AirTag, you can follow these steps to see information about it, or to disable it: 

  1. If you have found an AirTag, hold the top of your iPhone or NFC-capable smartphone near the white side of the AirTag until a notification appears.
  2. Tap the notification. This opens a website that provides information about the AirTag, including its serial number and the last four digits of the phone number of the person who registered it. This can help you identify the owner, if you know them. You might want to take a screenshot to make sure that you can document the information.
  3. If the owner marked the AirTag as lost, you might see a message with information about how to contact the owner.

To learn more about a set of AirPods, or Find My network accessory that’s been separated from its owner, scroll to the bottom of the Items tab, then tap Identify Found Item.

If you need to see a list of all AirTag and Find My Network accessories about which you have been notified, launch the Find My app on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Tap Items. Scroll to the bottom and tap Items Detected With You. Items that have recently triggered an unwanted tracking alert will be listed. If the option to play a sound isn't available, the item might not be with you anymore, might be near its owner, or if it was with you overnight, its identifier might have changed."


Take care.

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Nov 4, 2022 9:37 AM in response to o3frosty

Greetings o3frosty,


You can learn what to do if you see an alert about unknown AirPods here:


What to do if you get an alert that an AirTag, Find My network accessory, or set of AirPods is with you - Apple Support


"Get information about or disable an AirTag, Find My network accessory, or set of AirPods

If you have found an unknown AirTag, you can follow these steps to see information about it, or to disable it: 

  1. If you have found an AirTag, hold the top of your iPhone or NFC-capable smartphone near the white side of the AirTag until a notification appears.
  2. Tap the notification. This opens a website that provides information about the AirTag, including its serial number and the last four digits of the phone number of the person who registered it. This can help you identify the owner, if you know them. You might want to take a screenshot to make sure that you can document the information.
  3. If the owner marked the AirTag as lost, you might see a message with information about how to contact the owner.

To learn more about a set of AirPods, or Find My network accessory that’s been separated from its owner, scroll to the bottom of the Items tab, then tap Identify Found Item.

If you need to see a list of all AirTag and Find My Network accessories about which you have been notified, launch the Find My app on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Tap Items. Scroll to the bottom and tap Items Detected With You. Items that have recently triggered an unwanted tracking alert will be listed. If the option to play a sound isn't available, the item might not be with you anymore, might be near its owner, or if it was with you overnight, its identifier might have changed."


Take care.

Nov 10, 2022 5:17 PM in response to Dustin_R_308

"To learn more about a set of AirPods, or Find My network accessory that’s been separated from its owner, scroll to the bottom of the Items tab, then tap Identify Found Item."


This specifically really helped in my case. I honestly didn't even know this was a feature, so I really appreciate you and your time in your reply. Thank you, it was very helpful. :)

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