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What will you track with AirTags?
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It’s not made for to track animals and humans bozos. Even Apple has had to comment on that. Apple is not your babysitter. Take responsibility.
That's just Apple's standard "don't sue us if you lose your child and can't find them" disclaimer. It is true that functionally, the tags are at a distinct disadvantage if your child/dog wanders off in the woods where another phone is unlikely to pick up the beacon. You want a connected GPS locator for stuff like that in practice.
But in any reasonably populated neighborhood, it would probably perform exceptionally. We'll see soon enough. Nothing quite like a bunch of smart consumers who are anxiously looking forward to stress test and push the limits of technology and harness unexpected potential.
Yesterday I was thinking “do I really need this?” But today I legit almost lost my keys. I would’ve definitely lost them if someone didn’t find them and ask if they were mine. So long story short, I ordered a 4 pack.
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Doesn’t even matter. They’re suggesting putting it in the pocket of a coat that isn’t used lol
I bet you've just stumbled onto one of the new features of the AirPods refresh
Yeah, probably for AirPods Pro. Belkin has already released a product similar to this. Kinda see this one coming.
Hopefully the 'Find My' functionality will be built into the new airpods. It's certainly possible.
Was thinking of putting this on my cat’s collar but the beeping would freak them out and would be a very bad idea, which I guess is why Apple warned us not to use these on pets.
My dog will get one tomorrow. Already ordered a pink belkin keyring holder for her.
I just received my first airtag for my car keys (stored inside a key holder). Now I'm planning to get a couple more. One for my house keys (which I often leave behind in the car so as to have lighter pockets, so will hopefully also work as a car finder when I'm parked somewhere unfamiliar) and one for my water bottle I use at work, which I'll drop into my WH-1000XM3 case instead if I go on a trip.
I can't think of anything else that might need it right now.
I can't think of anything else that might need it right now.
Last night Apple Store showed 5 to 6 weeks shipping. I ordered on 4-24 from Amazon and still have not received a ship date.
I told my wife that I need to get one for my shoes. They are always together, but never seem to get left in the same room when I take them off. Would probably look pretty silly but they are really my most misplaced item! For now, though, I just ordered one for my keys (my #2, coat, kitchen, bedroom, truck, office, garage, etc.).
I hesitate getting one for my dog because she associates collar beeps with getting the sh*t shocked out of her when leaving the yard and I don't want to lose the effect. I kid, but not really.
I hesitate getting one for my dog because she associates collar beeps with getting the sh*t shocked out of her when leaving the yard and I don't want to lose the effect. I kid, but not really.
Very, very impressed.
Sydney (AU), turned off my phone and watch, drove 5 min to a friend’s place. Left airtag in the car, walked 50 meters away and turned the phone back on. (To make sure my phone didn’t record the last location).
Opened find my app and it was ALREADY localised by another phone in the network.
1 minute after I left it behind it was already localised.
I am extremely impressed. The same friend I went to see lost a tile two years ago in a park (he thinks in a park where he went running) and he never found it again.
Sydney (AU), turned off my phone and watch, drove 5 min to a friend’s place. Left airtag in the car, walked 50 meters away and turned the phone back on. (To make sure my phone didn’t record the last location).
Opened find my app and it was ALREADY localised by another phone in the network.
1 minute after I left it behind it was already localised.
I am extremely impressed. The same friend I went to see lost a tile two years ago in a park (he thinks in a park where he went running) and he never found it again.
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Seriously tempted to do this, I've lost that thing so many times.
Actually, come to think of it, Apple will have lost a trick if the remote for the new Apple TV 4K doesn't integrate with the Find My network.
Ohh this is a good idea. I may well do the same for my WH-1000XM4 case. Don't want those to go missing. Aside from being £350, I go nuts if I don't have headphones.
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That is an awesome test case. Thank you for sharing the result!
IPad; purse; and billfold separately with all my ID's, cards, etc; keys;
If I still had little kids I would slip one in a shoe or jacket when they were at preschool or school in the event they went missing.
To APPLE: PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE make the Apple Pencil trackable. You cannot attach one of these to the pencil and I have wasted so much money losing pencils and replacing them......wait a minute.....is that the plan?
If I still had little kids I would slip one in a shoe or jacket when they were at preschool or school in the event they went missing.
To APPLE: PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE make the Apple Pencil trackable. You cannot attach one of these to the pencil and I have wasted so much money losing pencils and replacing them......wait a minute.....is that the plan?
It will stay in my car to help me find it in large parking lots whenever I forget to notice where I parked it. Which is almost always.
I wonder how well this could work for tracking a car. I street park in the city and sometimes forget where I parked - and apple maps isn't always correct as to where I parked. I assume it will probably be difficult to pick up the signal through the car metal (and not sure how many randos with iphones are walking by my car)