Help me understand…I want to use it on my check in luggage. How does that work? It seems it sends a signal to other Apple devices that have their bluetooth enabled within 100 yards, which then provides me with a location signal. What happens if there aren’t any? Is it really as valuable a tool as I’m being lead to believe?
Are you actively using one (more than one?) - am I missing something?
I bought them for our suitcases when we flew to Europe. It was helpful when we returned to Boston and my bag appeared on the carousel and my husband’s didn’t. At first, nothing showed up on the app when I tried to locate his bag, but then it said his bag was in the area. So it helped us not to panic! Sure enough, the suitcase finally lurched down the conveyor belt, after everyone else’s bag had already appeared.
We bought them for our dogs, but of course they won’t help at all when we’re in the wilderness. But I figure if the dogs get out of the yard, there’s a good chance they’ll end up near somebody with an Apple device. We should probably buy trackers for them, though.
We used them when traveling and even at the airport there were always enough devices available for the bags to show up.
Nowadays a lot of airlines use RFID tags for checked in bags. It’s rare that I have had a situation where it took a while to track a bag, something that used to happen a decade or two ago.
We use them with all our checked bags. Could tell our bags didn’t make the tight connection home so didn’t have to watch the baggage carousel go around before heading to the airline’s customer service to get the bags delivered once they got here. Especially helpful in golf bags because sometimes they’re offloaded in different areas of the airport. Have one on H’s bike (under a reflector). One on the dog’s collar.
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Has it helped with the dog?
He used to sneak out the back when we were fixing our fence so yes. Was within shouted “come!” range. We could quickly see where he was on the app’s map.
I hide one inside the car and keep one in my purse, just in case either gets stolen. I guess it would help me find my car when I forget where I’ve parked, too.
We bought a 4 pack for our Europe trip (2 for our bags, 2 for our backpacks). It was probably overkill but gave us peace of mind. Only my husband turned on his cell plan, so one time when I went for a walk alone (phone in pocket but in airplane mode) he “air tagged me”… ie we put one of his my pocket.
We removed the batteries and stored for the next trip (or other local need). Perhaps we should put in our cars(?)
I wish they were small enough for the glasses my DH loses every single day…
H on his phone has the dog and bike AirTag to ‘find’. I have my car and our van on my phone to ‘find’. One time while H and I were walking our dog I got a message that someone was following me…our dog. 
It works well where there are people around with iPhone. Most dogs run into woods or places without a lot of people
My granddaughter wears an AirTag on a necklace when she is traveling. D1 is concerned that she would run off when they weren’t looking.
I put them in my check in suitcases. It’s comforting when I see them get to the same airport I am at.
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