I replace the CR3032 battery in 4 Apple Airtags with Duracell batteries. No sound, no pairing. Next deleted the 4 airtags from FindMy and tried to readd - same - next replaced with Ever Ready. Sound oK but can't find in Find My

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I replace the CR3032 battery in 4 Apple Airtags with Duracell batteries. No sound, no pairing. Next deleted the 4 airtags from FindMy and tried to readd - same - next replaced with Ever Ready. Sound oK but can't find in Find My

After replacing batteries in 4 AirTags with Ever Ready batteries and all 4 make the sound when inserting batteries, none of the 4 are found in Find My. I had deleted the 4 Air Tags in Find My when I had problems replacing the batteries with Duracell batteries. None made the sound when the Duracell batteries were inserted. So, I'm stumped - all 4 have Ever Ready batteries, all 4 make the sound when the batteries were inserted, cover put back on all 4 correctly. Find My is just "Searching for AirTag"!

iPhone 8, iOS 16

Posted on Mar 6, 2024 6:05 AM

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Answer 1

Limnos

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Mar 6, 2024 6:14 AM in response to MacAirTSquare

How to replace the battery in your AirTag --> How to replace the battery in your AirTag - Apple Support

- Find out if you need to replace the battery

"a new CR2032 lithium 3V coin battery"

"CR2032 batteries with bitterant* coatings might not work with AirTag or other battery-powered products, depending on the alignment of the coating in relation to the battery contacts."

*So apparently not Duracell or Energizer. airtag batteries and bitterant - Apple Community

but you may be able to remove the bitter coating Does rubbing alcohol work to remove the b… - Apple Community

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Mar 6, 2024 6:38 AM in response to Limnos

using rubbing alcohol evidently did not remove the bitterant coating from the Energizer batteries. Having tried Duracell and Energizer batteries to no avail, I just order 4 Panasonic batteries, since that was the brand name that I removed from the air tags due to low battery indicator

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I replace the CR3032 battery in 4 Apple Airtags with Duracell batteries. No sound, no pairing. Next deleted the 4 airtags from FindMy and tried to readd - same - next replaced with Ever Ready. Sound oK but can't find in Find My

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