Tag: iOS
How to Turn On Lockdown Mode, and Who Needs It
Spyware can reach a phone through a message that is never opened.
How to Send Your Location by Satellite When Offline
You can send a satellite location update every fifteen minutes at most.
How to Play a Sound on a Lost Device or AirTag
A Chipolo tracker can reach 120 decibels, about the level of a chainsaw.
How to Stop Leaving Your Phone and Bags Behind
The alert never fires at home, because Apple excludes that location.
How to Replace an AirTag Battery
Some bitterant-coated batteries will not power an AirTag at all.
How to Reset an AirTag Before Giving It Away
Removing it from your Apple Account is the step that actually unlocks it.
“AirTag Found Moving With You”: What It Means and What to Do
The alert names the owner, which is often the whole explanation.
How the Find My Network Tracks a Lost AirTag
Apple cannot tell which AirTag any of the Bluetooth signals belong to.
How Third-Party Find My Trackers Differ From AirTags
Without ultra-wideband, no third-party tracker can do Precision Finding.
How to Identify an AirTag or Tracker You Have Found
A tracker not marked as lost shows only four digits of its owner’s number.
