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A 10-Year Battery for AirTag

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672 points dmd | 3 comments | 18 Dec 24 18:17 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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drdaeman ◴[19 Dec 24 19:14 UTC] No.42464753[source]▶
Are AirTags actually useful for anti-theft purposes?

I threw one in the trunk of my car (just in case - I ordered a 4-pack and I had a spare one), and every single time I drive somewhere it chirps loudly when I'm exiting my driveway, making its presence immediately obvious without any delays, and despite my phone being with me in the car.

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carlgreene ◴[19 Dec 24 19:21 UTC] No.42464809[source]▶
Yes, but only if you remove the speaker which is well documented on YouTube
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kube-system ◴[19 Dec 24 19:23 UTC] No.42464834[source]▶
Even if you do that they will still notify a thief with a notification on their iPhone.
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1. echoangle ◴[19 Dec 24 19:45 UTC] No.42465027[source]▶
Only if a thief has an iPhone or manually installed the Android App.
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2. Grazester ◴[19 Dec 24 19:57 UTC] No.42465122[source]▶
The latest version of Android shows this now. I had to install nothing on my phone for this(I get a full map showing the tracking behavior)

From a year ago https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/newest-android-feature-aler...

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3. echoangle ◴[19 Dec 24 20:47 UTC] No.42465562[source]▶
Ah I completely missed that, thanks! Very nice that this is supported everywhere now.