Tag: iPadOS

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.

How to Track Lost Luggage With an AirTag

The link stops working the instant you come within Bluetooth range.

How to Mark an iPhone as Lost and Lock It

Locking a Mac restarts it instantly, taking any unsaved work with it.