{"id":24077,"date":"2021-04-29T05:26:15","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T05:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rbsitsoftwaresolution.com\/blog\/airtags-explained-everything-you-should-know-before-buying-one-of-apples-new-trackers.html"},"modified":"2021-04-29T05:26:15","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T05:26:15","slug":"airtags-explained-everything-you-should-know-before-buying-one-of-apples-new-trackers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbsitsoftwaresolution.in\/blog\/airtags-explained-everything-you-should-know-before-buying-one-of-apples-new-trackers.html","title":{"rendered":"AirTags explained: Everything you should know before buying one of Apple’s new trackers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The AirTag is designed to make keeping track of your items easy.<\/p>\n

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This story is part of Apple Event<\/span>, our full coverage of the latest news from Apple headquarters.<\/p>\n

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The new AirTag<\/span>\u00a0tracking tiles that Apple unveiled last week<\/a><\/span>\u00a0arrive as the iPhone maker is showing a growing interest in helping you track items outside of its Apple devices. Apple began this month allowing its Find My app to locate lost items made by third-party companies<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Rumors of a Tile competitor from Apple stretch back to 2019, and the pieces began to fall into place for Apple watchers after AirTag tech was hinted at in the iOS 13 code and when the\u00a0iPhone 11<\/span> was found to have incorporated ultra wideband, or UWB, technology<\/span>. The groundwork for the gadget was laid even farther back, in 2014, with the iBeacon<\/a>,\u00a0a small, inexpensive Bluetooth transmitter<\/a>\u00a0that aimed to provide location-based information and services to iPhones. While Bluetooth can track items to within about five meters, UWB can pinpoint them to within 5 to 10 centimeters.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Now that the Apple tracking tag has arrived, here’s everything you need to know about the AirTag, including how it works, can you get accessories<\/span> and how to buy AirTags<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Read more:<\/strong> AirTags vs. Tile vs. Samsung SmartTag: Here’s how Apple compares to the competition<\/span><\/p>\n

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What’s an AirTag?<\/h2>\n

The AirTag works similarly to the\u00a0Tile tag<\/a>\u00a0in that you can clip one of the small devices onto keys, a bag or whatever using a separate keychain. The tag can be used without the keychain as well and slipped into a wallet or bag. The AirTag can be paired with items like your iPhone, and it works with the\u00a0Find My app<\/span>. (Here’s how AirTags compare to Tile trackers<\/span>.)<\/p>\n

The AirTag is a small, lightweight, stainless steel disc with the Apple logo on one side. You can personalize the other side with a free engraving. The new device is also water and dust resistant, with a removable cover designed to make it easy to change the CR2032 battery, which promises a year’s worth of battery life with everyday use.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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With one of the AirTag keychains, you can easily attach your tag to bags, keys and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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How much do AirTags cost and when can I get one?<\/h2>\n

If you want to order an AirTag, preorders opened up on April 23 —\u00a0here’s where you can preorder AirTags<\/span>. General sale of the tags begins on April 30. The new tech costs $29 per tag<\/a><\/span>, or $99 for a four pack<\/a><\/span> (\u00a329 or \u00a399 in the UK and AU$45 or AU$149 in Australia). And though it’s not required, you can more easily attach AirTags to your items with the keychain accessory, including from Herm\u00e8s. Here’s what Apple is offering:\u00a0<\/p>\n