Apple Introduces AirTag

Re:Apple Introduces AirTag by rurp on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @08:06PM (#26883681)

So if a friend lends me some keys with one of these attached and I don't have the right kind of phone on me, the keys will start beeping incessantly? That seems pretty darn annoying.

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Re:Apple Introduces AirTag by adamlett on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @03:34AM (#26886464)

So maybe ask your friend to take off the AirTag if you have to borrow their keys for more than a few days?

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Re:Apple Introduces AirTag by Rapzid on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @09:21PM (#26884307)

Just tape over the air holes it needs to transmit the sound waves.

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Re:Apple Introduces AirTag by snowwrestler on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @07:34AM (#26888207)

Apparently any phone with NFC capability can disable any Apple Airtag.

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Re:Apple Introduces AirTag by katbyte on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @08:38PM (#26883951)

i think only if they are marked lost?

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Re:Apple Introduces AirTag by gnicholas on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @12:47AM (#26885519)

No, it's an anti-stalking feature, so it's triggered when it's been away from the owner for some unspecified period of time, and only when the tag is moved. If someone is using AirTags to stalk someone, they would never mark as lost, which is why beeping isn't tied to this status.

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