Why am I getting a detected tracking notification I don’t have it

How to disable item from phone so it won’t track nor send messages

Posted on Jun 28, 2023 12:00 PM

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Posted on Jun 30, 2023 7:36 AM

Hello MarGar79,


Thank you for using Apple Support Communities. Sounds like you're receiving an alert that an AirTag is traveling with you. You also mentioned that you wanted to disable this alert. If so, we'd like to help out. We noticed that you're already coming from the correct resource right 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


This resource explains why you're seeing this alert. If you want to disable it, follow these steps here:


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 disable the AirTag, AirPods, or Find My network accessory and stop it from sharing its location, tap Instructions to Disable and follow the onscreen steps. After the AirTag, AirPods, or Find My network accessory is disabled, the owner can no longer get updates on its current location. You will also no longer receive any unwanted tracking alerts for this item.

The resource also has pictures to better explains the process of disabling the notification. We hope this helps out. Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.



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Jun 30, 2023 7:36 AM in response to MarGar79

Hello MarGar79,


Thank you for using Apple Support Communities. Sounds like you're receiving an alert that an AirTag is traveling with you. You also mentioned that you wanted to disable this alert. If so, we'd like to help out. We noticed that you're already coming from the correct resource right 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


This resource explains why you're seeing this alert. If you want to disable it, follow these steps here:


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 disable the AirTag, AirPods, or Find My network accessory and stop it from sharing its location, tap Instructions to Disable and follow the onscreen steps. After the AirTag, AirPods, or Find My network accessory is disabled, the owner can no longer get updates on its current location. You will also no longer receive any unwanted tracking alerts for this item.

The resource also has pictures to better explains the process of disabling the notification. We hope this helps out. Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.



Jul 1, 2023 6:20 AM in response to Vilas_S

I'm having a similar issue. The advice to tap on "Instructions to Disable and follow the onscreen steps" leads only to a lengthy page mostly explaining the Find My system--it does include instructions for physically disabling an airtag if you have found one planted on you, but nothing about how to keep your own phone from being associated with someone else's airpods that you do not have (but maybe were near you at some point?)


The notifications say that that the owner of this item can see your location. That is the problem we are trying to address, and neither the "Instructions to Disable" nor this reply help us to address it.


I and anyone else with this question would appreciate it being addressed. Thank you.


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