The rare times I check a bag I throw an AirTag in.

Although the airline app has always been accurate it's cheap insurance if a bag isn't properly scanned or something.

I've been flying with an airtag in my luggage in Europe since summer this year.

It's been great. My luggage missed a connection in december, when I arrived at the destination I could instantly see that it still was at the other airport. So while the others were waiting for the bags, I could already file a complaint (at the nearly empty complaints queue). Then three hours later I could see bag movement to the tarmac and knew that my bag cought the next flight.

Also, when in a city, it's a lot of fun to say: bring me back to my bag instead of looking up the hotel address.

For anyone with an iphone & checked bags I can really recommend it.

You bagging the username "airtag" just to share this comment is so funny.

I think this is a great idea though and I didn't even think about "bring me back to my bag" - that's awesome :)

iPhone alert: there are ten thousand airtags near you

Well that at least narrows it down to near you. /s

I'm kind of curious about that. If AirTags rely on nearby iPhones to capture tag IDs as they pass by and relay them to Apple, will a ramp worker with an iPhone in his pocket start seeing shorter battery life?

I suspect yes but almost imperceptibly.

It’s got to be less power than the phone uses to stay in contact with the towers.

I’ve been using AirTags for this since they came out. It’s nice to see my bag made it with the plane. :)