Sharing AirTags with iOS17

Can someone confirm whether Apple is now allowing shareable AirTags when both devices are iOS17 and you're in family sharing mode for your other devices?

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Posted on Sep 18, 2023 8:07 AM

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Mixotic

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Posted on Sep 24, 2023 9:46 AM

I was having this issue where it says the # is ineligible for sharing, and found a simple solution posted my MrL09 on Reddit. Worked for me and many others...

Here are the steps to share:

Select the item to share
In the Share AirTag screen with the contact list, hit the (+) in the top right corner
Search for the contact you want to share with (note: searching from the address field doesn't work. you need to search from the field you see after hitting the plus)
Open the contact card, and select the phone number to share with
Proceed to share

Order of phone numbers on the contact card seems to matter!

I think the bug is somewhere in the contacts. I still had a problem adding my daughter to a tag using this method. She had her Apple Watch cell line listed first on her contact card, and I had to remove it and make sure the iPhone was the first phone number listed. I think the sharing system might default to whatever the first number listed is, and if it's not a compatible device you will get the error, regardless of other iCloud connections.

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Sep 19, 2023 11:21 PM in response to vmwharlan

Bonjour, je suis en France et j'ai le même problème. J'ai cherché partout dans les paramètres, mais rien n'y fait. J'ai un iPhone 14 Pro. Cependant, ma compagne, qui a un iPhone 12, a réussi à partager vers mon iPhone 14 Pro.

en utilisant la méthode iPad, cela a fonctionné pour mes airtags présent sur mon 14 pro. Franchement, Apple a eu plus de 4 mois pour tester la nouvelle fonctionnalité et n'a même pas remarqué ce problème. J'espère qu'il sera corrigé prochainement. En tous cas, ceux qui n'ont pas d'iPad n'auront pas la possibilité de le faire. Je précise que j'ai cherché sur les forums français, mais je n'ai trouvé personne qui a le même problème. Après tout, les Français sont toujours un peu lents pour se manifester. Heureusement que vous êtes plus réactif, ça m'a sauvé.

Sep 19, 2023 7:18 AM in response to kahingl

You then need to wait on the other end accepting it. Pending means it’s worked…

Milkys

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Sep 19, 2023 2:15 PM in response to tass81685

Yeah, I think I ran into the same thing where a contact didn't appear and I had to look for the specific email address they have signed in for iCloud before the sharing went through.

vmwharlan Author

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Sep 18, 2023 4:14 PM in response to gabbagabbawill

Thanks for confirming. I’m sure we’re part of several million who have the same question and issue. Hopefully, they will get this fixed in an update soon. I will reply back to this thread when it works. I would appreciate the same of you or anyone else. 😁

Sep 18, 2023 9:20 AM in response to vmwharlan

I don't see that iOS 17 has yet been released, though it is due out sometime today. Are you using a beta version?

vmwharlan Author

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Sep 18, 2023 12:17 PM in response to IdrisSeabright

It was released at 1ET. I had the public beta version, but I’m trying to do this again, now, at 3:25pm ET

Sep 18, 2023 2:05 PM in response to vmwharlan

Hopefully, the final release version will work for you. Also, now that more people are actually using iOS 17, you may be able to find out more about other people's experiences.

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