I thought I could track my cat with my iphone but it's not working. I paired the airtag on my phone but it keeps showing that she's in my house when she is not anywhere around. Is there something I'm missing?..besides my cat.
iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 17
What's missing is you're using an AirTag for something that it's not designed to do ... and that is, for tracking. Whether that is for pets or people.
The reason is the AirTags do not rely on GPS, but on both Bluetooth and the Apple Find My network.
Once the tag is outside the Bluetooth range of your iPhone (~30-40'), it will require another iPhone (that is participating in the Find My network) to pick up the tag's Bluetooth beacon signal. Once one does, it will relay the tag's ID, along with the iPhone's GPS location, to the Apple servers over an Internet connection. This where you get the updates from on the Find My app on your iPhone.
If your goal is to keep track of your cat, you will need to consider getting a dedicated GPS tracker for it.
What's missing is you're using an AirTag for something that it's not designed to do ... and that is, for tracking. Whether that is for pets or people.
The reason is the AirTags do not rely on GPS, but on both Bluetooth and the Apple Find My network.
Once the tag is outside the Bluetooth range of your iPhone (~30-40'), it will require another iPhone (that is participating in the Find My network) to pick up the tag's Bluetooth beacon signal. Once one does, it will relay the tag's ID, along with the iPhone's GPS location, to the Apple servers over an Internet connection. This where you get the updates from on the Find My app on your iPhone.
If your goal is to keep track of your cat, you will need to consider getting a dedicated GPS tracker for it.
DianeJasman wrote:
Thanks for the clarification. My friend told me he tracked his luggage on an overseas trip with an air tag and I thought it would work for my cat.
It works great for tracking luggage because there are usually many iPhones nearby to update the location. For tracking an animal in an area without an iPhone nearby, it will not be helpful at all.
Thanks for the clarification. My friend told me he tracked his luggage on an overseas trip with an air tag and I thought it would work for my cat.
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