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673 points dmd | 4 comments | 18 Dec 24 18:17 UTC | HN request time: 0.82s | source

1. amelius ◴[19 Dec 24 22:07 UTC] No.42466204[source]▶

Why can't the AirTag simply report its battery status and warn the user e.g. through a nearby iPhone?

This is another case of bad UX by a company praised for its great "product design skills".

2. devmor ◴[19 Dec 24 22:08 UTC] No.42466209[source]▶

It does do that already. The author likely ignored the notifications repeatedly until it died.

3. lp251 ◴[19 Dec 24 22:09 UTC] No.42466219[source]▶

it does

4. joefitzgerald ◴[19 Dec 24 22:11 UTC] No.42466239[source]▶

> Why can't the AirTag simply report its battery status and warn the user e.g. through a nearby iPhone?

This is precisely how an AirTag works. It reports its battery status[1] via a notification to the user on an iPhone.

A 10-Year Battery for AirTag