How can I locate missing AirTag?

So my car was stranded at a gas station and I believe it got towed, but I can’t locate my AirTag on the app. Find my device or whatever it is called. Just wondering if anybody knows what to do to try to find my AirTag.



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Posted on Jan 29, 2025 11:58 PM

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Posted on Jan 30, 2025 3:21 AM

they show up under items rather then devices in the lower tabcontrol


but you need to understand how airtags work, they don't have any sort of gps, their own means of communication is bluetooth (some 30 meters)

but if an iphone with bluetooth enabled and internet access come within reach of one it will get the iphone to send it's location and the airtag_ID to apples servers and provide you with a fixture in that manner


if the toweyard or whatever is far away from iphones then your tag is dead in the water, until an iphone comes close.

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Jan 30, 2025 3:21 AM in response to DanielLeeSsnchezJr

they show up under items rather then devices in the lower tabcontrol


but you need to understand how airtags work, they don't have any sort of gps, their own means of communication is bluetooth (some 30 meters)

but if an iphone with bluetooth enabled and internet access come within reach of one it will get the iphone to send it's location and the airtag_ID to apples servers and provide you with a fixture in that manner


if the toweyard or whatever is far away from iphones then your tag is dead in the water, until an iphone comes close.

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