What is the intended use for these?
all I ever see these used is for nefarious shut like tracking a person or car or something.
this post was submitted on 03 Dec 2024
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Tracking your property, in case it gets stolen/lost.
tracking a pet
Stupid question: Why does location services have to be on for findmy to be able show me my airtag’s location? So it can show it in relation to me? Still, I’m home, bluetooth is on, wifi is on, why can’t it show it to me?
Probably because the airtags don't use GPS them selves, they are detected by a nearby phone and their location is interpreted from the phone's location.
It's likely to be forced participation.
You want to use airtags and benefit from other phones providing tag locations? Then you have to supply data to the airtag network as well. Quid pro quo and all that.
but that wouldn’t have to me my iPhone?
What if my phone is android?
How about reading the text to the end:
Months after the release of the AirTag, Apple launched the Tracker Detect app for Android phones, where users had to initiate the scan. Google and Apple since have continued working together to make it easier for Android phones to detect unwanted AirTag trackers and for Apple phones to spot Android trackers. Recently, Google rolled out automatic smartphone alerts for unknown Bluetooth trackers, similar to what iPhone owners receive for AirTags.
There is also a FOSS app called Airguard on F-Droid that I found works well.
Yes. I've only tested it manually scanning to save battery life though.
I was just wondering about this since I do not use any kind of Google Play Services or the Google Play Store so that is good to know.
You don't need any app. I recently moved over from iPhone to android, and I have an airtag in my shoulder bag. My razr 2024 has to remind me every day that there is an airtag traveling with me. There is no way for me to tell it to ignore this one since it's mine.
Hey just FYI there is an Air tag traveling with you.
Apple made an app. It's linked in the article...
Or you can use https://f-droid.org/packages/de.seemoo.at_tracking_detection/
Just tested it, Apple's app doesn't work.