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AirTag again exposes lies told by airlines about lost luggage (appleinsider.com)

submitted 1 year ago by octalfudge to c/apple_enthusiast

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[–] IphtashuFitz 15 points 1 year ago

They use a newer low-voltage Bluetooth radio that has a very limited range. When another Apple device like an iPhone, iPad, laptop, etc. is in range then that device will ping Apples servers with an updated location for the air tag in question.