Will my apple airtag give a location only while it’s stopped moving? For example if I am driving down the road and I open my find my app and find will it give me an address while moving? Thank you.
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It's important to understand that the Apple AirTag does NOT know its location. It has no means to do so. Instead, it relies on the Apple Find My Network, which consists of literally millions of iPhone to relay the tag's ID (via Bluetooth), along with the phone's GPS location to the Apple servers. That is where you would see the tag's "location" with the Find My app.
So, in the case that you are presenting in your post, your iPhone being within Bluetooth range of the tag, will see the tag in the Find My app. However, that location may not always be where it's actually located, but based on the last time an iPhone sent its GPS location to Apple.
So, if getting accurate location updates while driving is your goal, you should consider getting a GPS-based device, like a Garmin or similar for that purpose.
It's important to understand that the Apple AirTag does NOT know its location. It has no means to do so. Instead, it relies on the Apple Find My Network, which consists of literally millions of iPhone to relay the tag's ID (via Bluetooth), along with the phone's GPS location to the Apple servers. That is where you would see the tag's "location" with the Find My app.
So, in the case that you are presenting in your post, your iPhone being within Bluetooth range of the tag, will see the tag in the Find My app. However, that location may not always be where it's actually located, but based on the last time an iPhone sent its GPS location to Apple.
So, if getting accurate location updates while driving is your goal, you should consider getting a GPS-based device, like a Garmin or similar for that purpose.
An Airtag’s position is reported only when it’s intermittant beacon is detected by another Apple device.
Anecdotal info is that this beacon only transmits every 5-10 minutes.
And if a device isn’t nearby to hear it, the tag’s location is not updated.
Hi sg169,
is the AirTag in your car, or someone else’s?
I guess someone else’s car, why would you have a AirTag in your own car, you should know your location while your driving..😅
perhaps you should just ask the person who’s car you put the AirTag in? He will tell you all his locations..haha
P.S Driver always knew about AirTag.
AirTag was found.
Will Apple AirTags update location while moving?
