What are AirTags and how do they work?

AirTags are primarily designed to help you locate a missing item ... like car keys. Some folks also use them with their luggage when traveling. Note; however, they do not make good "tracking" devices.

These tags rely on Bluetooth. They transmit their Bluetooth signal with the tag's ID, once every 3-5 mins, to save battery life. They work within the Apple "Find My Network," which consists of literally millions of iPhones. Any iPhone, within Bluetooth range (~30-40') of the tag, can pick up this signal, and (if that phone has an active Internet connection) relay both the ID & the phone's GPS location, to the Apple servers. This is where you would find it in the Find My app on your iPhone.

So for travel, getting an updated location would require that there will be iPhones nearby. As an example, if you intend to use it with your luggage, while in-flight, you may not get any updates due to airline restrictions for operating phones. However, after you land and your luggage is unloaded, any nearby phone may "see" it and update it location.

In Layman's term, AirTags are trackers developed by Apple to help you keep tabs on everything you love. This can be your everyday essentials, such as keys, backpack, umbrella, wallet or it can be your most precious possession like your pet.

An AirTag sends a Bluetooth signal that connects to any nearby device present within Apple's Find My network. Its location gets directed to the cloud and is also visible on a map.

Besides, you can enable the beep feature on Find My app to track your AirTag. Moreover, if you are using iPhone 11 and up models, you can opt for precision finding to locate your AirTag.

Now for using AirTag, you can follow this guide.

https://www.igeeksblog.com/how-to-use-airtag/

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