Apple AirTag

“It's useful since the purpose isn't usually to recover bike through highly ritualized process”

“My mother and I use AirTags to keep track of her vehicle and my dad's truck and wallet”

“They had to balance needs of us owners of things and needs of abused partners and the general public.”

“They always talk about lost items in their marketing. They don’t talk about theft prevention or finding pets”

“every morning I get a notification that an unknown tracker is following me. I wish there was a way to silence the warning for that specific tag.”

“Thousands of people parked in random fields, parked in daylight, need to find car at night = Airtag/ map.”

“Apple cannot access it because it's scientifically 'impossible' by design, but if they sign-in to your account, well it's over”

“One design requirement was that the car’s location is only known when it is available, which rules out AirTags.”

“Airpods and Airtags are only superior because Apple anti-competitively privileges their integration with iPhones”

“AirTag is a perfect example of their hardware prowess that even Google fails to replicate to this date”

“just having them on my keys and expensive camera backpack is a nice peace of mind”

“Which is an appreciated and surprisingly un-Apple move. Despite some physical limitations this imposes, I applaud it.”

“I've managed to avoid loss about 5 times in the 3 years of using them.”

“I was able to get from the train. All the while I was nervously looking at Find My, seeing it travel”

“I diligently put airtags in all of my luggage, but I forgot to put it in a box I checked in on my last flight.”

“I own four AirTags, keep them in different bags and suitcases, and I've literally never needed them.”

“Apple should be applauded for making the only tracking tags with literally any kind of anti-stalking features at all.”

“The anti-stalking measures with AirTags, while we all recognize why they're in place, also greatly reduce their value as anti-theft devices.”

“I would personally prefer it to be harder for thieves or stalkers to track using these very easy to get devices.”

“because of the anti-stalking measures added at the original launch, the AirTags can't be used to track stolen items”

“high-precision UWB finding and half as many coin cells used makes the airtag an easy choice”

“it works 100% of the time which is not something I could say about Tile nor Pebble/Google”

“It feels almost like it was designed to be difficult to integrate into other environments because it lacks any edges or openings.”

“having AirTags at least alleviates some of the angst over leaving them in public places”

“I don't know why anyone with a budget would choose to use an Airtag that notifies nearby iPhones and makes noise when you move it around.”

“I think that's my biggest ask for AirTags is an easier way to set explicitly time-bound trusts”

“the name brand airtag, with UWB-enhanced findability, is worth swapping out my wallet”

“AirTag (and FindMy for devices like phones, tablets, etc.) might be my favorite iOS/Apple feature and one that I use regularly.”

“We use them on our cats and have found the trouble-maker cat 3 times out of 3 when needed”

“it was great to be able to check where it was and know when it was getting close”

“If you're tracking pets in the country, you'll never see them, as there aren't any relay devices out in the woods.”

“I don’t always have an Apple device in my backpack, and when traveling you can’t put devices in checked luggage, so I use them for those use cases at least.”

“I embedded one into my labelmaker, which is a notoriously high-theft item on jobsites. I can still track it in case I leave it behind, which is great.”

“Given that the battery in my Airtag lasts about a year, I'd rather have to exchange a CR2032 once per year”

“But you can't even track your own AirTags from an Android device, because Apple have decided you must do it from an iDevice.”

“I'm glad that trackers have reached a price point, reliability and form factors that I can easily put one in everything I care about.”

“The greatest success of AirTags is its silent refutation of the clamoring concern trolling.”

“this seems pretty impressive to me that Apple's economy of scale can pull this off, and upgrade the device capabilities, for less than $30 USD”

“pretty impressive to me that Apple's economy of scale can pull this off”

“Find My and air tags was already a huge success because of the ubiquitous nature of iPhones.”