Submitted by thebelsnickle1991 t3_11bqno3 in gadgets
more_beans_mrtaggart t1_j9zlxym wrote
You can find an AirTag with any phone.
the_varky t1_ja032o9 wrote
Yes, but per the linked article: "It's true, though, that AirTags can take at least hours before a user gets a tracking alert on their iPhones."
Another source: "Currently, users will receive an alert at a random period between eight and 24 hours once an unknown AirTag has been detected traveling with them." [https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/10/22927374/apple-airtag-safety-update-stalking]
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I suppose you could say you should always be scanning for an AirTag on you at all times with any phone, and yes I guess that would solve that problem.
more_beans_mrtaggart t1_ja0a1k4 wrote
> Yes, but per the linked article: “It’s true, though, that AirTags can take at least hours before a user gets a tracking alert on their iPhones.”
That’s not my experience. I get pinged within seconds when my daughter is nearby with her handbag AirTag.
scsibusfault t1_ja0ap57 wrote
Alert is not the same as tracking alert, I believe.
From what I've read, they implemented a "an unfamiliar airtag appears to have been near you for an unusual amount of time" alert. Because the most likely cause of that is someone planted a tag near you.
more_beans_mrtaggart t1_ja0b2nb wrote
It’s not the same, you can’t track it on a map, but if there’s a tag consistently within 3m of you, you know you’re being tracked.
scsibusfault t1_ja0dh10 wrote
... right. I think the point is, it's faster to notify you of a known tag nearby.
It would obviously take longer to compile the data of whether or not a tag has been near you for a while, to indicate possible tracking.
Just pointing out that your original comment about it not being your experience (that it takes hours) could easily be explained by the fact that it's notifying you of a tag you commonly interact with.
iHiTuDiE t1_ja0khf7 wrote
My brother placed an air tag in his sons backpack. When I pick up my nephew from school, I would get the notification hours later. It was a very strange notification the first couple of times, til I looked closer at the notification, saw the route and made the connection.
TypicalJeepDriver t1_ja0xzqf wrote
Oddly enough my moms AirTag notifies me when she’s riding in the car with me for 10-15 minutes to the grocery store. Between 8-24 hours is not even close to the amount of time before it notifies you in my experience.
SoraUsagi t1_ja1za8j wrote
Iirc with an Android phone, you have to be activly looking for one. I'm not going to get in my car and open an app every time to sweep for tags like some sort of.. spy.... You know what I'll be right back.
more_beans_mrtaggart t1_ja279qe wrote
Exactly the same for OPs device.
SoraUsagi t1_ja310ih wrote
Absolutely. Both are less than useful. While I'm not worried about it, it would be nice to have a standalone, always on device that always sweeps. Or maybe something you could plug into the. Car that does a sweep every time you start the car.
SociableSociopath t1_ja3hmkn wrote
If you’re paranoid enough to want a device that sweeps your car for tracking objects you’re most likely fine opening an app a few times a day
iwoketoanightmare t1_ja1fqfc wrote
Am sure this thing detects other trackers besides just AirTags though.
StinkyTurd89 t1_ja234c7 wrote
Can you? I thought it only notified iphones.
MySonHas2BrokenArms t1_ja27b6n wrote
It takes a app that from what others are saying requires you to actively search or at a minimum open it to run in the background.
Airguard is on such app
Xylus1985 t1_ja2ka4z wrote
Does it drains your battery more quickly? Actively searching sounds like it will take a lot of power to do constantly.
ItsColorNotColour t1_ja5koht wrote
Your mind is going to blow when you find out what your phone actively does 24/7
SociableSociopath t1_ja3heej wrote
No as in literally you can download any number of apps that can do this because they just call out all BTLE devices in your proximity and general device info
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