And you’ll be able to play a sound on that rogue AirTag to locate it and get instructions on how to disable it. To discourage the tracking of people, your iPhone can notify you if an AirTag that's not yours is traveling with you. Apple also says that all of the location data is encrypted and that Apple doesn’t know the location of your AirTag. For example, only you can see where your AirTag is and your location data and history are never stored on AirTag. AirTag review: Privacy and stalking concernsĪpple has built in a number of safeguards with the AirTag to protect your privacy and prevent tracking, but there's clearly room for improvement. However, if you're a bit too far away you won't be able to play the sound my iPhone told me that the AirTag was not reachable and to move around to connect. I could hear the beep from the next room, and I generally could start precision tracking within 13 to 18 feet.
I conducted some other tests with a separate AirTag placed in my wallet, and I was mostly impressed. The device only has so much surface area to produce sound, so you'll likely need to be on the same floor as the lost item to hear the AirTag, especially if it happens to be underneath something.Īs I got closer to the keys, the arrow turned to a circle on my iPhone’s display - like a bullseye - and the phone vibrated. This is one of my few complaints about the AirTag. I could hear the AirTag’s beeping, but it wasn’t very loud. I also hit the Play Sound button to see if I could hear the AirTag underneath the couch pillows. AirTag review: SetupĪs I got closer to the AirTag, an arrow appeared on screen showing how close I was to my keys. At first I thought it was just a smudge I could wipe off, but not so much. After just a few days the AirTag stored in Apple's plastic loop showed scuff marks. My biggest complaint about the AirTag is that it's not very durable. You can also personalize your AirTag with free engravings with characters or emoji. The AirTag is IP67 rated, which means it can survive being in water for 30 minutes.
AirTag review: Design and customizationĪbout the size of coat button, the AirTag is quite small, with just a 1.26-inch diameter and a height of 0.31 inches. This is what enables you to get visual, haptic and audio cues to direct you to your lost item. Your iPhone leverages UWB to determine the distance and direction to your lost item, and it analyzes input from your phone’s camera, ARKit, accelerometer and gyroscope.
If you own an iPhone 11 or iPhone 12, both of which have a U1 chip, you’ll be able to use the AirTag’s Precision Finding feature. Like other key finders and product finders, the AirTag offers Bluetooth connectivity for proximity finding, but it goes one step further with ultra wideband.
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