What will you track with AirTags?

[reggers]

Buying a 4 pack:
1. Wife
2. Girlfriend
3. Man Bag
4. Keys

Just make sure you don’t mix up the wife and girlfriend tags!

 

[Bonte]

Great info! Thank you!

I’m also wondering if there’ll be development of third-party “locks” that affix AirTags to something and lock them on there making the battery inaccessible without a key/passcode. I would buy that product in a heart beat for my bike. Then, it doesn’t matter if the thief gets a notification or even if it beeps — as you pointed out, this could even be a deterrent.

It could always be smashed with a hammer or forcefully removed with the device they used to cut the lock of the bike. I think it really comes down to making it as inaccessible as possible to buy enough time for them to give up.

A possible third-party solution could be a battery extender to give it 5 years of life and a bike with enough space in the frame to drop it in permanently. Something like that but it's a bit large for a bike I guess, it should work with cars and large machinery.

 

[mnsportsgeek]

Well - 2 things
1 - if it's on a plane, if all goes well, the owner should also be on the plane, so it wouldn't be flagged as tracking anyone. It's not separated from the owner.
2 - shouldn't you and everyone else on the plane be in airplane mode so no tracking should be capable anyway.

1. The owner will be on the plane, but depending on the where they are sitting and where the luggage is they may be out of range of the tag.

2. Airplane mode only disables cellular. Not bluetooth or wifi.

It sounds like the beep doesn't start for 3 days though so that won't be an issue. I'll be curious to see if people get alerted that they're being tracked though.

 

[Nimoy]

I've never lost any of those things myself.

But that is no guarantee that I won't do so in the future.

I think 90% of the value of AirTag is the peace of mind offered by knowing that your things can no longer be lost. I’ve never actually lost my house keys, but I’ve had many anxious moments (some very brief) when I thought they might be lost. AirTags basically eliminates that, even if you never have to actually use the finding features.

 

[KeithJenner]

I think 90% of the value of AirTag is the peace of mind offered by knowing that your things can no longer be lost. I’ve never actually lost my house keys, but I’ve had many anxious moments (some very brief) when I thought they might be lost. AirTags basically eliminates that, even if you never have to actually use the finding features.

Absolutely, it is very much about peace of mind, although it is probably stretching things to say that things can't be lost - they aren't perfect.

All these posts from people boasting about never losing things make me laugh. Well done, and all that, but these aren't something that will help after the event. It is future losses that count.

 

[ItsiPhoneJay]

I bought a 4 pack.

1) Keys
2) Backpack (I rarely use it though)
3) Not sure ?
4) Not sure??

Probably should have just bought one ?

 

[Polly Mercocet]

People arguing over the utility of these... if you see no utility don't buy them. Personally as someone with ADHD the idea of something that makes it easy to locate misplaced items is brilliant. I'm looking forward to Find My compatible trackers that come in different forms so I can put them on a wider range of items than AirTags. I'm sure Amazon will be full of low cost options in various form factors within a month or two.

 

[CodeSpyder]

4 pack is $25 each.

Yes, but the poster said a single was $25.

 

[eekcat]

Ordered a 4 pack, and 1 is going on the dog. I can understand how it wouldn't be ideal for many situations, but I live in a fairly densely populated area with lots of iPhones. Also, he's a golden retriever, so he'll be walking up to everyone he sees anyway. 1 more is going on the other dog, which is a waste because there's no way she's wandering off at her advanced age. The other 2 will likely rotate between luggage, cars, and people (with their consent, if we're at a concert/amusement park/fair).

 

[Polly Mercocet]

Question to those saying they'll be putting AirTags on people to keep track of them at events: isn't this more a use case for Find My Friends or one of the many cross-platform apps with similar functionality?

 

[eekcat]

Question to those saying they'll be putting AirTags on people to keep track of them at events: isn't this more a use case for Find My Friends or one of the many cross-platform apps with similar functionality?

Would be nice to have a directional/small-unit-distance sort of way to find them rather than wandering generally toward a dot on a map. (i.e. wife is 30ft that way with a sensitive arrow)

 

[Polly Mercocet]

Would be nice to have a directional/small-unit-distance sort of way to find them rather than wandering generally toward a dot on a map. (i.e. wife is 30ft that way with a sensitive arrow)

That makes sense, I get that. If you got an iPhone with a U1 chip it could be a good option.

 

[KeithJenner]

Question to those saying they'll be putting AirTags on people to keep track of them at events: isn't this more a use case for Find My Friends or one of the many cross-platform apps with similar functionality?

The problem with find my friends is that the person needs to be carrying a phone or wearing a cellular apple watch. Many kids don't. This is potentially a cheap way of doing this (as long as it is somewhere where there will be plenty of people with phones).

 

[python0704]

Exactly what do you expect Apple to do in such a random scenario??

As much as I hope apple products can solve anything, Apple isn’t known for solving these rare issues.

 

[quasibinaer]

I´m getting 4. My mum will get one for her birthday to track her keys or purse, since one of those is lost all the dang time. ?
One will go into my photo pack, another one will go into my laptop bag (had one stolen from me, not again!) and the fourth one probably onto my keys or something.

I wish my flatmate had an iPhone, so she could put an Airtag on her keys and I wouldn´t have to come open doors every other week.

 

[coolbreeze2]

good idea ....strangely i was once lost a case but not the headphone itself ...ha (the headphone was in my ear but i drop the case which hang on my shoulder strap of my backpack.) but i think ppls who pick it up can easily to remove the tag.

Well hopefully with an Airtag they will contact me.

 

[cwosigns]

I ordered a 4-pack.

1. Keys
2. Laptop bag
3. Luggage
4. TBD

 

[locksmack]

1. The owner will be on the plane, but depending on the where they are sitting and where the luggage is they may be out of range of the tag.

2. Airplane mode only disables cellular. Not bluetooth or wifi.

It sounds like the beep doesn't start for 3 days though so that won't be an issue. I'll be curious to see if people get alerted that they're being tracked though.

The 'stalker alert' only happens when the person arrives home (as defined by their home address on their iPhone) with the airtag, so even if your luggage ended up on a different plane to you, no passengers will receive the stalker alert.

 

[Demiles]

Keys! I have four separate rings, one for work, one for each house, and one for my vehicle. Each will get a much needed tag. I’ll get four more for my wife because once she see’s mine she’ll have to have them.

 

[mnsportsgeek]

The 'stalker alert' only happens when the person arrives home (as defined by their home address on their iPhone) with the airtag, so even if your luggage ended up on a different plane to you, no passengers will receive the stalker alert.

if that’s true I think that is concerning. Are you saying that if I’m being stalked then I won’t know about it until my stalker knows where I live?

 

[incoherent_1]

if that’s true I think that is concerning. Are you saying that if I’m being stalked then I won’t know about it until my stalker knows where I live?

IMHO the "stalker prevention" settings are more for Apple PR than anything else. Think about it – any stalker with money in his wallet already has a dozen ways to figure out where you live and where you frequent (including but not limited to background checks, technology specifically designed for tracking people, etc.).

 

[LFC2020]

Wonder if apple will add a airtags icon to the battery widget on iOS. ? would look pretty cool, doubt they will though.

 

[InfiniteJoules]

1. My keys
2. My wife's keys
3. My father's keys
4. My mother's keys
5. My Honda CR-Z
6. My wife's Honda Insight
7. My dad's Honda Ridgeline
8. My mom's Honda Odyssey
9. My daughter's backpack
10. My bicycle
11. My wife's bicycle
12. My daughter's bicycle
13. My AirPods Pro
14. My AirPods Max
15. My wife's AirPods Pro
16. My daughters AirPods
17. My dog's collar
18. My bedroom TV remote
19. My living room TV remote
20. Our Honda Miimo Robotic lawn mower
21. My Mavic 2 Pro Quadcopter
22. My wife's surgical dental loupes
23. My daughters stroller when we go to Disney World, Sea World or Busch Gardens

 

[LFC2020]

1. My keys
2. My wife's keys
3. My father's keys
4. My mother's keys
5. My Honda CR-Z
6. My wife's Honda Insight
7. My dad's Honda Ridgeline
8. My mom's Honda Odyssey
9. My daughter's backpack
10. My bicycle
11. My wife's bicycle
12. My daughter's bicycle
13. My AirPods Pro
14. My AirPods Max
15. My wife's AirPods Pro
16. My daughters AirPods
17. My dog's collar
18. My bedroom TV remote
19. My living room TV remote
20. Our Honda Miimo Robotic lawn mower
21. My Mavic 2 Pro Quadcopter
22. My wife's surgical dental loupes
23. My daughters stroller when we go to Disney World, Sea World or Busch Gardens

Surly not, that’s a lot of air tags ?

 

[InfiniteJoules]

Surly not, that’s a lot of air tags ?

Well, we're all limited for now to no more than 16 per ID.

Under mine I'll put:

1. My keys
2. My Honda CR-Z
3. My bicycle
4. My AirPods Pro
5. My AirPods Max
6. My dog's collar
7. My bedroom TV remote
8. My living room TV remote
9. Our Honda Miimo Robotic lawn mower
10. My Mavic 2 Pro Quadcopter

Under my wife's ID:

1. My wife's keys
2. My wife's Honda Insight
3. My wife's bicycle
4. My wife's AirPods Pro
5. My wife's surgical dental loupes
6. My daughters stroller when we go to Disney World, Sea World or Busch Gardens

My daughter's ID:

1. My daughter's backpack
2. My daughter's bicycle
3. My daughters AirPods

I'm waiting on my next paycheck to order the remaining 12 AirTags.