Hello,
I'm interested in getting an airtag as a baggage tracker for myself. I don't have an iPhone, but I do have an iPad Air. I'm concerned that the anti-stalking feature will active as my iPad is turned off for the most part while I'm traveling (in the airport, etc.). I'm really not sure how this feature works though honestly.
Thanks for any info and/or tips!
iPad Air 5 Wi-Fi
First, you perhaps need to understand that while your iPad is fully useable with AirTags, the iPad does not have the short-range Precision Finding capabilities of an iPhone. The iPad lacks the UltraWideBand (UWB) “U1” radio chip that is used for precision finding to work.
As for anti-stalking, this feature allows you to be alerted to an AirTag, that doesn’t belong to you, that appears to be in your continuous proximity while you are travelling. Clearly, you must have a compatible Apple-device with you (and turned-on) for you to receive alerts of this type.
An update on AirTag and unwanted tracking - Apple
More information about using AirTag can be found in the iPad User Guide - linked here:
First, you perhaps need to understand that while your iPad is fully useable with AirTags, the iPad does not have the short-range Precision Finding capabilities of an iPhone. The iPad lacks the UltraWideBand (UWB) “U1” radio chip that is used for precision finding to work.
As for anti-stalking, this feature allows you to be alerted to an AirTag, that doesn’t belong to you, that appears to be in your continuous proximity while you are travelling. Clearly, you must have a compatible Apple-device with you (and turned-on) for you to receive alerts of this type.
An update on AirTag and unwanted tracking - Apple
More information about using AirTag can be found in the iPad User Guide - linked here:
You are very welcome. As you’ll gather from the linked information, your iPad is capable of being used with AirTags for your stated needs.
Thanks for the reply! Yes, I'm aware that I won't get the precision finding, and that's ok for my use case here. As long as I can use my iPad to get a general idea of where my bag is if it gets separated from me during my travels that's good enough.
Again, thanks!
Using airtag and iPad with no iPhone as a baggage tracker
