1 Answer. Sorted by: 7. Yes you can track an AirTag with your Mac, but you can't set it up unless you have an iOS device. Verbatim tracking instructions transcribed and formatted below, taken from the Apple Support link above: Jul 8, 2021 6:29 AM in response to Bernice32. Hey there Bernice32, Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities. We understand you’d like to attach your AirTag to your iPhone. We’ll be happy to help. You would need to find an AirTag accessory and iPhone case that would work together. You can view some different accessories for A: AirTags use other iPhones to provide location data. The AirTag's range is unlimited provided that there are iPhones nearby. Within Bluetooth range, Precision Finding will show you precisely where and how far away the AirTag is (on iPhone 11 and 12). Answered 2 years ago by Togger. Hold the AirTag near your iPhone. A pop-up will appear on the screen that says “AirTag.” Tap Connect. Name the AirTag from the drop-down list or choose Custom to type in a unique name. Tap Continue, and then tap Continue again to confirm that you’re registering the AirTag with the correct Apple ID. Finally, tap Done. Launch the Find My app. Tap the Items tab if you are not already there. Select an AirTag that you want to locate. Tap the Find button (it has a green arrow pointing up). Locate an AirTag with Precision Finding on iPhone by showing: Launch Find My app, tap an AirTag you want to locate, tap Find (Image credit: iMore) When the Apple AirTag is within Bluetooth range, iPhone users can simply use the Find My app to ring the AirTag which have their own speakers. The sound will help users find the AirTag and hence, their items. iPhone 11 and 12 series users can also simply open up the navigation mode that will use a combination of visuals, sounds and haptics to guide users towards their belongings. 769. May 1, 2021. #16. If your car gets stolen, the thieves will be notified that there is an airtag in the car if they have an iPhone. Because the airtag doesn't know it's in the car and it doesn't know it's your car. So the airtag will think, you've put an airtag in their car and you are tracking them. So I fail to see the point. Open Find My app. Open the Find My app on your iPhone to locate your AirTag. Keep in mind that your iPhone must support Ultra Wideband to track a nearby AirTag, so it should be an iPhone 11 or 1FuK.

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