Can air tag be used as a phone location

Can someone fake their location of there phone by using an air tag

iPhone 13 Pro Max, iOS 17

Posted on Mar 22, 2024 2:45 AM

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Posted on Mar 22, 2024 6:28 PM

Any GPS-enabled smart phone can provide location information. On the other hand, the Apple AirTags cannot. They rely on sending their ID to a nearby iPhone via a Bluetooth connection. In turn, the iPhone would relay both the tag's ID and the phone's GPS location, encrypted, to the Apple servers over the Internet.

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Mar 22, 2024 6:28 PM in response to aleem291

Any GPS-enabled smart phone can provide location information. On the other hand, the Apple AirTags cannot. They rely on sending their ID to a nearby iPhone via a Bluetooth connection. In turn, the iPhone would relay both the tag's ID and the phone's GPS location, encrypted, to the Apple servers over the Internet.

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