How does the AirTag work?

Why use an AirTag when it only tells your luggage is no longer with you or last seen somewhere. I want to know where my luggage is not where I last saw it

it only works if it's within bluetooth range of an ios device with bluetooth enabled

when it is then it will have the ios device send it's gps position to the appleID account the tag is registered to because it will roughly be the gps position of the tag itself, being within bluetooth range and all

so if there are no ios devices within range the tag will be dead in the water so it's not suited for tracking pets in a rural arear

Apple AirTags connect through Bluetooth to neighbouring Apple iPhone or iPad devices using the Find My network. All of the AirTags' specifics and data are uploaded to the cloud and pinned to a map for simple access. Two methods exist for locating your AirTags.

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I’m confused too

how can it track anything if it’s only within Bluetooth range

yashvi144 wrote:

Apple AirTags connect through Bluetooth to neighbouring Apple iPhone or iPad devices using the Find My network. All of the AirTags' specifics and data are uploaded to the cloud and pinned to a map for simple access. Two methods exist for locating your AirTags. If the information is sufficient for you, it's excellent, but if anyone wants to know more about it, you should visit the official website Deccanera.

That is not an official Apple website.

This is the official website:

AirTag - Apple

Then you need to use a dedicated tracking device that relies on GPS, not Bluetooth, if you want to track your luggage.

I want to track my luggage