Set up AirTag notifications for leaving a location
Using airtag on my dog. Is there a way to set up a notification if they leave a location - like "home"?
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An AirTag has no method by which to detect its location (it doesn't have GPS), or directly report/transmit its movements.
An AirTag is effectively little more than a "beacon" that broadcasts its unique identity using Bluetooth, this beacon signal being detected by other Apple devices such as your iPhone. When an iPhone detects an AirTag (which will typically be within 10m/30'), the iPhone will anonymously and securely report the detection of the AirTag's unique ID to Apple's back-end servers, along with the location of the iPhone. As the AirTag will be within a short distance of the detecting device (for which the location is known), the location of the AirTag can be inferred with high confidence.
As such, unless your dog carries an iPhone, or passes close by to another Apple device participating within Apple's Find My network, your AirTag-equipped dog's movements cannot be reliably tracked or reported.
AirTags are intended to be used to track "things" - and are a poor choice for tracking people or animals.
