I’d like to know the ins and outs of the air tag? Anything will help. I bought some and I kind of feel violated and safe at the same time. How easy is it for people to attach to them? Can everyone see where I’m am at all times?
iPhone 15 Plus, iOS 17
Thanks for the reply. Does that mean if I register my AirTags to my own Apple ID & not have it set to shared. I could place the AirTags in each of my kids backpacks like in the stitching so they don’t fall out or lose them or worse someone who steals our bags find them and realize Im tracking the stolen bags. This goes for our golf bags and baseball bat bags. I wanted to put these in all our equipment and school bags. My issue is what’s the point if the thief has an iPhone and the Bluetooth is on and sees connect to my AirTag every 5 mins, then knowing the golf bags and school backpacks have trackers in them. Is there a way to make them invisible so nobody but myself knows they’re apart of the bag? Also if a thief uses any type of device to read frequencies will they show up or can you hide those as well?
Thanks for the reply. Does that mean if I register my AirTags to my own Apple ID & not have it set to shared. I could place the AirTags in each of my kids backpacks like in the stitching so they don’t fall out or lose them or worse someone who steals our bags find them and realize Im tracking the stolen bags. This goes for our golf bags and baseball bat bags. I wanted to put these in all our equipment and school bags. My issue is what’s the point if the thief has an iPhone and the Bluetooth is on and sees connect to my AirTag every 5 mins, then knowing the golf bags and school backpacks have trackers in them. Is there a way to make them invisible so nobody but myself knows they’re apart of the bag? Also if a thief uses any type of device to read frequencies will they show up or can you hide those as well?
number2661 wrote:
... Does that mean if I register my AirTags to my own Apple ID & not have it set to shared. I could place the AirTags in each of my kids backpacks like in the stitching so they don’t fall out or lose them or worse someone who steals our bags find them and realize Im tracking the stolen bags.
You can place them in their backpacks, but Apple "anti-tracking" mechanism will notify others by either a beep or a message on their either their iPhones or Android phones, that an AirTag is near them. Basically they do not make for good anti-theft devices.
When this "someone" finds the tag, they can place it near their iPhone to see if there is any contact information. Apple allows you to enter either or both a contact phone number or email address. If you provide neither, that "someone" would not have any means to contact Apple to find out whom the tag belongs to ... so you are safe in this case.
These AirTags are primarily designed to help you locate misplaced items ... like keys.
The other thing to note is that the AirTags rely on Bluetooth and the Apple "Find My Network" to provide their location information. Another iPhone would need to be within Bluetooth range of the tag to be able to rely its information to the Apple servers via the Internet. This is where you would "see" the tag's location in the Find My app on your iPhone.
If you want a dedicated tracker/anti-theft device, then you should look into those that rely on GPS, not Bluetooth. For example, folks concerned about their cars being stolen, use products, like LoJack.
AirTag locations can be monitored by the user of the Apple ID account that the AirTags are registered to. Not others. If wanted, an AirTag can be shared with a secondary user, when configured for that by the primary user. E.g. to help a couple keep track of the car key.
Share an AirTag or other item in Find My on iPhone - Apple Support
Can you tell me how AirTags work
