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Cheshire110

Member Since: 26 Jul 2013
Location: Cheshire/London
Posts: 2755

Just remember though that if a thief has an iPhone they will get a notification that an AirTag is following them, and they can deactivate it.

Peace of mind, yes, but not a solid tool to rely on in a theft situation. Cheers, David
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4th Feb 2023 11:32am

dropson

Member Since: 12 Jan 2023
Location: Poland
Posts: 6

no - it depends on the software

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4th Feb 2023 4:40pm

Nuclear Nick

Member Since: 21 Aug 2021
Location: Southwest
Posts: 284

Cheshire110 wrote:
Just remember though that if a thief has an iPhone they will get a notification that an AirTag is following them, and they can deactivate it.

Peace of mind, yes, but not a solid tool to rely on in a theft situation.

Are you saying that any random person with an iPhone can deactivate any airtag that is near them? Doesn't sound right as that would be defeating the object wouldn't it?

5th Feb 2023 12:12pm

Moo

Member Since: 01 Oct 2021
Location: UK
Posts: 1378

They can. Its to stop abuse and stalking but you don't get notified immediately. It might also pick up other peoples iPhones so you still get a message but not sure.

5th Feb 2023 1:08pm

Nuclear Nick

Member Since: 21 Aug 2021
Location: Southwest
Posts: 284

Did a bit of research on this AirTag business, as we attached one to my wife’s car keys some time ago after she lost them for the second time! Yes, another iPhone can detect a tag and start a process to disable it but presumably the owner gets a message that this is happening. However, to detect a tag a searcher has to literally touch the tag with the top of their iPhone. So the message here is to hide it in such a way as to prevent a phone touching it.

5th Feb 2023 5:01pm

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