Yesterday it was Apple Spring Conference For the year 2021, in which the company revealed important and fundamental updates for some of its best and most awaited products. During the conference, Apple revealed AirTag, which is the expected accessory since 2019. In this article, we learn about AirTag in detail.
Technical specifications
The AirTag is a small tablet with a diameter of 31.9 mm, a thickness of 8.0 mm and a weight of 11 grams; It works with Bluetooth 5.0, the U1 chip, NFC, an acceleration sensor and includes a speaker. Internally it contains a CR2032 battery, which is a popular type available in stores, and you can change it yourself according to Apple; Apple said that the battery lasts for more than a year, according to its tests, which included playing the sound 4 times a day and the feature to find the exact 1 time a day. Of course, the battery varies according to usage.
The AirTag is protected by an IP67 standard for water and dust resistance, as it can withstand submersion in water up to 30 minutes to a depth of 1 meter.
How does AirTag work
To connect to AirTag, you need to have an iPhone or iPad running iOS 14.5, which is expected to be released next week (mostly Tuesday evening). It connects to the iPhone via Bluetooth, and at any time when you cannot find the device that you have placed the AirTag on, you can either open the Find My app or ask Siri to search for it for you. Here, Siri plays the audio through the AirTag's speakers for you to find.
In the event that you did not hear the sound for any reason, such as if the lost device was placed on it by things that mute the sound; Here it asks Siri to use its exact find feature; This feature requires the presence of a U1 chip in your device, and this chip is only found in the iPhone 11 and 12 family, and Apple does not put it in the iPad, including the new iPad Pro, which was released yesterday. The accurate finding feature enables you to access the AirTag precisely as it guides you to move left and right and that you will find it within a distance of a meter as in the following picture.
What if I lose my AirTag in a remote location?
The above is the traditional form of any Tag in the market, including the one presented by Samsung a few days ago. But what distinguishes Apple is the ability to find the AirTag if you lose something somewhere far away; For example, you ride a car and your AirTag wallet fell or fell on the street or on the beach. Here, Apple will use its own Apple Network, as there are tens of millions, even hundreds of millions, who have an iPhone. You will seek your iPhone friends to find what you have lost.
When AirTag loses its bluetooth connection to your phone, it sends other encrypted bluetooth signals continuously and together we imagine that these signals say “I am AirTag number XYZ I lost my connection with my friend”; If someone with an iPhone crosses the vicinity of the lost AirTag, his phone will automatically pick up these signals and send them to iCloud after adding the iPhone's GPS location data; That is, he says, "The AirTag No. XYZ was found in the vicinity of 10 meters from the x-point," and Apple's servers record the data. Now all you have to do is open the Find My app to see the latest update of your AirTag spotted site.
Before anyone finds it, you can activate Lost Mode so that you will receive notifications when any iPhone user passes your AirTag. You can activate the option to share data so that if someone finds it, he touches it with his phone, and your number appears for him to communicate with you. Just like we do on the iPhone, we send a message to its screen, with my number placed on it, so whoever finds it calls me.
Privacy first
Of course, any product offered by Apple should be concerned with privacy; There are several points that you may think that your AirTag is compromising your privacy with them, as follows:
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I don't want anyone to know who I am while helping others: Apple made it clear that it does not log the data of the person whose phone passed the AirTag and sent the location; In other words, the phone sends data only by finding AirTag and you show that it is in such a place. Who sent it? What is his name? What is his phone type? This data is not recorded to preserve privacy. This is important, otherwise no one will be involved in helping others. By the way, the other party does not tell him Apple is near the AirTag missing in order to protect the thing that the AirTag stuck in, otherwise we will see snipers searching for lost items because Apple will not know who found the lost thing and threw the AirTag and took the lost thing.
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What if someone chases me? An important question is what would happen if someone put an AirTag in my car to monitor my movements with the Apple network and system? Apple clarified that your iPhone will notice the presence of a strange AirTag near it, move with it, and show you a notification informing you; If you don't find it, the iPhone will ask the strange AirTag to play the sound to make it easier to find. Apple said that this feature only works when AirTag loses connection to its owner's device; This is to avoid false notifications, such as being in a car with your friend and having an AirTag, wherever you go, your phone will see that there is a strange AirTag moving with it. This will not happen because this strange AirTag will tell your iPhone that it is connected to its owner, meaning that it is near you. There is nothing strange.
Note: Apple did not explain what the solution is if you put AirTag with someone who does not have an iPhone and therefore will not be able to recognize the presence of a strange AirTag
Price and availability
Apple starts from tomorrow, Friday, April 23, four in the afternoon when the door to purchase for AirTag is opened at $ 29 per piece, or 129 dirhams in the UAE store… and when buying 4, their price is $ 99 in the American store and 439 dirhams in the UAE store. It will be available for direct sale to customers from Friday, April 30th.
Apple said it offers free writing of any name or graphic on AirTag
It should be noted that the AirTag is a solid disk and there is no possibility to be directly hung or affixed to any product; That is, you either have to put it directly inside the thing you fear losing or buy a "holder / cover" for it. And Apple contracted with the famous company Hermès for luxury products to provide several models of them at prices starting from 1199 dirhams. Yes, this is true. The 4 from AirTag is priced at 439 dirhams and the one piece of luxury wrapping is priced at 1199 dirhams and goes up to 1799 dirhams in another model. But do not worry, as China exists, and of course, it will manufacture accessories for us to carry it, for prices that may start from $ 1 and $ 2, as usual.
What do you think of AirTag and do you see it a useful product and intend to buy it? Share your opinion in the comments and let us know what you worry about missing the most and will you use AirTag with it?
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And what if I link this piece to my phone and I don't want it to appear to other phones for fear that the item attached to it will be stolen from me and the thief is carrying an iPhone and I don't want him to know that I'm tracking it
Good evening, thanks for this great article❤️🌹…
But if you can compare between airtag and tile, I mean, what are the special things in airtag? What is in tile? Let me choose an Apple product. Is it only for name and quality, or in another factor?
Does it record voice calls?
Thank you for this nice topic
Very excellent idea and could be used in my personal belongings wallet.
I wish he had a feature that keeps you from losing something in the first place, for example a feature that gives you an alert when you move a certain number of meters away from the thing that is tied to it, and so you will not have to search for it after an hour, for example.
The most important thing that I carry and am afraid to lose is the iPhone, I do not see any benefit from this device
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But do not worry, as China exists, and of course, it will manufacture accessories for us to carry it, for prices that may start from $ 1 and $ 2, as usual.
Wonderful Yvonne Islam
The price is much overrated
By God, I hope any of the brothers will help me, and it is a very simple question. Does it work with Samsung? Please inform me, may God protect you
May God grant you one help, I want to know if it works with Android devices, Samsung because as far as I know that the Find My app for Apple has become working with other devices, but I wanted to make sure of you, may God protect you. Don't forget me
Without a doubt, this device is connected to the Find My app. If this app works on Android devices, then the Airtag device will work on Android. Otherwise, what is Apple's goal of providing the Find My app on Android? Generally, wait for the device next week and YouTube will explode with reviews and explanations
May God protect you and take care of you, Saeed. We are also waiting for a while, why not. My question is based on your meritorious experience, and God made it in the balance of your good deeds. By God, what do you think between this device and the Galaxy SmartTag. I wish to know what is the best among them. Lord, do not forget me from the answer may God bless you. And God waited for you on pins and needles so that I know what is most appropriate, because I use Android a lot. And I repeat it for you, may God protect you again
Lord, honor me with an answer. I know that some people think that when I answer you a question. The visitor will still ask a lot, and this is a fact. But, God willing, it is the last question so that I know what is the best of the two devices for tracking. May God protect you and protect you
A very nice article, Blessed be your efforts 🌹🌹🌹🌹👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Frankly, the way it is used may be negative because there could be a thief and he puts an Air Tag device, for example, and then tracks you and knows your activity.
The passive here can cause the Airtalk to send the device a notification that it has moved too far from the old position
And the thief may even do the stealing, and among these things
Peace, mercy and blessings of God
For example, this example is a car, then link the example in the speech that you wrote
Why are more products from China
All of my existing Apple products written on them are made in China
Why are so many products made from China?
The designer is Apple, the parts are from different companies, and the assembly is in China, and the latter are professional assembly plants for the assembly and packaging of the device, and American or giant companies such as Samsung and others are clients with these factories, and in fact it is a factory with production lines for assembly and not for making an iPhone or a specific device In short, (Apple designs) and suppliers from semiconductor companies, screens and batteries supply these parts to companies based in China such as (Foxkin) and the latter, they assemble these parts according to Apple's requirements and standards, encapsulate them and send them to the world, a complete device ,, this is the answer to your question.
Very wonderful and useful in not losing the wallet, bank cards, and the important things inside and a wonderful explanation from the site of Avon Islam well
As a beautiful product, but its use is still limited, perhaps because it is new
Currently I never think of buying it
Thank you very much 🌹
The product is amazing. I have no choice but to buy it today before the next day, but when it ends
The last sentence made me laugh ... Do not worry, China is there
Ok, and whoever does not have an iPhone, how does he know that it has a strange AirTag ??
Why don't you have a place to hang it without you needing a medal, what a damn it! I am a buyer and do not think I need it now
Accessories for the purpose of using the product ,,, and wait for the companies that specialize in accessories will bring in all the wheat and the chaff
And what if I wanted to put it in my car to follow it if God forbid it was stolen? Yvonne the thief will warn him of the presence of airbags in order to get rid of it and the purpose of putting the air in the car will disappear !! Is there a solution for that?
By the way, Hermès leather products are not worth having, they will be damaged within a year and their price is high. This is my personal experience of the Apple watch bracelet
I am waiting for the products of the companies specializing in accessories ,, cheap, practical and attractive, and there are a billion options that you will get dizzy from the large number of exhibits !! We will just wait for the creativity of other companies
Does it work under water
It is mentioned that it carries the IP67 standard, which means water resistance for a certain distance and a specific period, such as 5 meters under water for 30 minutes ,,, As for that during this period it works ,,,, I do not know and everything that comes from Apple devices at the time of the practical experience will show the answer to your question from the depth The water is on the roof !!!
For example, I have an iPhone XNUMX and I am afraid of losing it, so how can I benefit from the air conditioning?
I think you do not need Airtag on the iPhone so that through another device you can search for the iPhone in the Find My app, whether from the paired watch, an iPad, or another iPhone, and all by entering your Apple ID in the Find My app and you will find it specifically if it is connected to the Internet ,, even if it is offline or closed, you will find the last updated website.
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Today it is possible that we see the product as a normal product and not necessary, but with the advancement of days and technology it will be an important product and we will demand its upgrade and blame Apple for the delay !!!
Despite its importance, it is unreasonable to acquire it because we have many things that we fear losing, so can we buy five, for example, in order to save five important things? If its importance will increase with time, Apple is required to reduce its price to no more than five dollars in order to buy five for a total of twenty-five dollars, and as far as I know, the price will be suitable for every person in the United States who has a normal source of income, as for many of the countries that have made it Low and low per capita income, and as we are used to from Apple that the prices of its products are the same in the world, this means that five dollars a piece may be high for those who went through hardship to save an amount to buy the iPhone because of his confidence in the company so that he enjoys safety and quality. My greetings
I think it will be a device in the hands of most users
IPhone
Its capabilities are very good - its price is reasonable
Start from the point where you ask about a condition if the piece was placed in your car, for example, to follow your movements, and you do not have an iPhone to know that there is something tucked in for you, and the response is very simple, whoever wants to spy on you can place any other type of spy device that works with GPS and No one will know about it, regardless of the type of his device.
Airtag is a distinct innovation, as Apple usually does. It is true that it is late in producing what others jog to produce before it, but the result is different. The device is beautifully designed, and its size is small compared with similar devices, but the most important thing is the uniqueness of its work method and its distinction from all other devices, I think it will be a very reliable device tracker, and its price is reasonable compared to the specifications, and its battery, which is supposed to work for a year, is suitable for its function, it is an outstanding device.
Is it capable of charging its battery, or once it is depleted, is it useless ??
We mentioned in the article that the battery is variable, and it is sold in the market like the batteries of many remotes
Really great product. And it works with iPhone 11 and later. It will motivate many to update their iPhone and their families as well. This is in Apple's favor first and foremost.