10 Hacks Every AirTag User Should Know
AirTags can be exceptionally useful trackers. These tiny devices passively beam their locations to any passing iPhone, iPad, or Find My-enabled device, which makes it possible to track items like keys and bags when they go missing. They're not difficult to set up and use: Once they're in place, they're good to go—until their batteries die about a year later.But while AirTags are simple, there's a lot you can do with them.
- ▪AirTags can be exceptionally useful trackers.
- ▪These tiny devices passively beam their locations to any passing iPhone, iPad, or Find My-enabled device, which makes it possible to track items like keys and bags when they go missing.
- ▪They're not difficult to set up and use: Once they're in place, they're good to go—until their batteries die about a year later.But while AirTags are simple, there's a lot you can do with them.
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AirTags can be exceptionally useful trackers. These tiny devices passively beam their locations to any passing iPhone, iPad, or Find My-enabled device, which makes it possible to track items like keys and bags when they go missing. They're not difficult to set up and use: Once they're in place, they're good to go—until their batteries die about a year later.But while AirTags are simple, there's a lot you can do with them. You can locate missing tags in futuristic ways; use them as NFC tags to run automations with a scan of your iPhone; and you can share their locations with airlines to help locate your luggage when it goes missing. Whether you own one AirTag or many, you need to know about these 10 hacks to make the most of your trackers.
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