Apple AirTag 2021

Never Lose Anything Again

Apple's latest device bluetooth tracker is the AirTag, a small button shaped tracker that can help you to find stolen or misplaced items using Find My app. It costs $36 for one tag, and simple one tap setup instantly connects with your iPhone or iPad. AirTag's have better directional finding powers, and can be found from farther away. You can easily find your phone, but their range maxes out at about 30 feet. The range on AirTag is functionally infinite as long as there's someone with an iPhone nearby.

AirTag

Apple's AirTag uses custom based engraved text numbers, and even emoji. Bluetooth trackers aren't new, but the biggest selling point for the AirTag is Apple's Find My network, which is made up of hundreds of million of Apple devices. Recently they added support for third party devices, like bikes and headphones that have built in Find My support. This will increases that number of devices on Find My and make it even more robust.

Let's say you lost your key and they had an AirTag attached, as soon as someone with another device on the Find My network, like an iPhone passes its path, the AirTag will communicate securely with the iPhone in the background to update the location of your lost key. I mean how cool is that?.

AirTag on hand

Is there any Privacy?

AirTag is designed with privacy and security in Find My. Apple includes alerts to notify a person if an unknown AirTag is traveling with them. No location data or location history is stored inside the device. It communicates with Find My network is end to end encryption. Only the owner has access to location data. AirTag broadcasts a bluetooth signal that can only detected by Find My.

AirTag with key ring holder

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Which iPhone and OS supports AirTag?

Compatible iPhones and iPads can use the Find My app to identify the approximate locations of missing things. However, in order to track an AirTag, you must be running iOS 14.5 or above on your iPhone or iPadOs 14.5+ tablet. If you want to use precision finding, which can guide you to your device via on-screen instructions, you need iPhone 11 or 12. These models use camera, ARKit, accelerometer, gyroscope for more direction aware finding experience.