AirTag Help

Sounds like it's not being taken with him. Or you are looking at the wrong device or option in the Find My app.

Yes, it should issue a notification when the AirTag is no longer near the paired iPhone.

Do you have more than one AirTag? If so, are you sure you are looking at the correct one in the Find My?

Are you looking under the "Items" section in the Find My App?

Sounds like you are looking at your phone's location, rather than the AirTag itself.

Also, note, that when the AirTag is separated from the paired device it will start making a sound and alert other devices of its presence through notifications on nearby Apple devices. Are you sure you want to subject your son's friends and their family to that?

AirTags are not meant to track people.

Why are you trying to track the AirTag and not your son's device (phone, tablet, etc..) directly?

The Apple AirTag relies on Bluetooth to send it location information to, eventually, Apple servers, and then, on to the Find My app on your iPhone. That would mean, when it is no longer near your phone, it will require other iPhones near it, with Find My Network enabled, to pick up that signal to send to Apple.

I have the same problem! Did you find a way to fix it?

I realize that AirTags are not meant to track people but they could be very helpful if someone has dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. They might be life saving.