Apple AirTags - How to set up and use the tracker

Today .

Let's talk about air tags .

Apple air tags are here to help you keep track of your stuff or if you lose an item to help you find it .

I'm going to walk you through how to set up and use an Apple air tag .

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So Apple's air tags are a beacon style disk that you attach to an item .

They work similarly to tiles , trackers and Samsung's Galaxy smart tags .

Air tags can help you find lost items like your keys , backpack , umbrella and more by tracking them with Apple , find my Bluetooth network which has nearly one billion devices on it worldwide .

That's a couple more than , than I have .

I'll be honest .

Ok .

The first thing you need to do in order to set up is have an iphone running ios 14.5 or newer or an ipad running ipad OS 14.5 or newer .

Next after you unbox your air tag , remove the plastic wrapper and pull out the battery tag end .

When you do , you'll hear a beep .

Next , bring your air tag near your iphone or ipad .

A window will pop up on the bottom of the screen with an animation of the air tag .

Tap the connect button at the bottom .

It's kind of like setting up a pair of air pods .

Actually , it's exactly like setting up a pair of air pods .

Ok .

Next , you'll be prompted to select a name for the air tag .

There's a list of either names to choose from or you can enter your own custom name like custom .

That would be stupid .

Don't do that .

Next , you'll be prompted to enable additional air tag features by sharing this iphone's location .

Tap , use this iphone .

A prompt will appear verifying that you're going to register the air tag to your apple ID and that's it .

That's it for the set up .

Really ?

I mean , ok , if you don't have IOS 14.5 installed , when you go to pair your air ta ta , you'll be prompted to download and install it .

All right .

Also , if , if , if for some reason you don't see a pairing window appear when the air tag is next to your iphone or ipad .

Open up the find by app , tap on the items tab and then tap , add new item .

Next tap , add air tag and then you'll be able to start the whole connection process .

Ok .

Look , once you attach an air tag to your item then you're basically ready to go .

Sadly , there isn't a key ring hole in the air tag .

So if you don't want to put it in a pocket or tape it to something , yeah , you're gonna have to buy one of these cases for it .

But that look , that's a whole another video to find your item .

Open up , find my , on your iphone , ipad , mac , ipod touch or go to icloud dot com .

Tap the items tab and select the item you're looking for its current or last known position will be shown on a map .

Also , keep in mind that the air is not a GP tractor and relies on being within Bluetooth range of an iphone or another device using the find my network .

If the object is with you and you still can't find it , you can tap the play sound button and the air tag will play a shine .

You can also ask Siri , hey , Siri , where are my keys looking for ?

Keys ?

And the air tag will play a sound .

It's nearby keys now , hey , Siri , good job .

Glad to be of help .

Now , if you have an iphone 11 or 12 and are within Bluetooth range of your item , you can use a special feature called Precision Finding .

This will guide you step by step to your item and air tag .

Ok .

So open up the find my app , tap on the items tab and select your item next .

If it's available , tap the find button , a dark interface with particles floating in a circle will appear on your iphone screen on the bottom is the distance from your iphone to the item .

Start moving the phone in different directions and it will turn green when it has located the air tag , an arrow along with haptic feedback will guide you in the right direction until you find it .

Now , let's say your item isn't nearby or it's just not showing up on the find my map .

You can place the air tag into loss mode and enter your phone number .

In case someone finds it , you'll get notified once it's in range or has been located by another device on the Find my network .

If someone finds your keys , they can tap the attached air tag with an iphone or Android phone that has NFC .

This will bring up a website with that contact phone number you entered .

If you ever need to rename or remove an air tag from your apple ID .

Open the Find my app tap on items , select the item name of the air tag , then slide the white window up to reveal the rename and remove buttons .

I should say when you remove an air tag , you'll be asked to verify this several times and hit like three different remove buttons .

They just want to make sure , you know , and I think that's , that's probably a good idea .

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And now I want to hear from you guys .

Do you have tips or questions about using air tags ?

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All right , let's see if we can locate another air tag here .