Samsung and Apple Tracker tag

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Has anyone used a tracker tag to keep tabs on their car?

Seems this inexpensive device could potentially be a threat to the established car tracking companies.

Or will they start installing them instead of their proprietary devices?
 
It may work but it does not have a GPS. It uses other Samsung / Apple phones that are near by to track them. So if there is not any Apple or Samsung phones near by then it won't be able to track them...

With Samsung it will show the tag on a map and it will say spotted by a nearby galaxy device.
 
bwana said:
I use them to keep track of my keys and luggage when I'm travelling. I know where my car is.

OP - you're probably better off getting the android tag, Apple owners buy cars, not steal them.
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I’ve considered getting a few Apple tags for our upcoming trip to the UK in July. We’re taking a direct flight there. So not sure if it’s worth it.

Think I’ll get some - maybe just out of curiosity.
 
An Airtag wouldn't necessarily be the best way of tracking a car, firstly it isn't exactly real time and there's a huge dependency on other Apple Devices to be in the vicinity of the tag for it to ping off to give you updates on its whereabouts (especially if it has moved), otherwise you'll just get a last known location. It would be fine for locating your car if you forgot where you parked it, but it's no replacement for real vehicle tracking in the likes of Tracker, etc.
 
Priapus said:
I’ve considered getting a few Apple tags for our upcoming trip to the UK in July. We’re taking a direct flight there. So not sure if it’s worth it.

Think I’ll get some - maybe just out of curiosity.
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I like knowing my luggage is on the same plane. :)

We're going to the UK/US for the June/July school holidays and we've got a fair number of flights to contend with.
 
Biggest thing is your insurance will not consider it a recovery option, and the SAPS will not look for it. I know someone who had a bag stolen and showed the SAPS where it is in real-time - and they were like "oh, that's nice. Fill out this form and we will come back to you within 2-4 weeks"

So yeah, AirTags are great (I can't comment on the less quality Samsung ones) for tracking your luggage, bags, keys and wallet - which is what i use them for.
 
bwana said:
I like knowing my luggage is on the same plane. :)

We're going to the UK/US for the June/July school holidays and we've got a fair number of flights to contend with.
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I use mine a lot, especially on my EU and US trips and its great. And it updates fast - when I land at OR TAMBO sometimes before i've left the plane the luggage has registered as being somewhere near where the aircraft parked.

And in the US it updates super-fast even while loading on the plane so often its last location shows like 50m away from me.

However, have you ever tried tracking it in near-field-comms on a conveyor? I don't know why but for some reason it would invert the direction, so my phone was telling me go left on the conveyor, but the bag was moving right lol. Not sure what caused that but it made me circled a conveyor in New York for like 3 rounds before I realised i kept going opposite side to the bag. So I just stood still and it came past ;)
 
AirTags are great if there are enough iOS devices around, the tag can be tracked really well.

Maybe not as useful if you're in a low rent small town where people can't afford iPhones...

For example

mashable.com

Woman gets United luggage back via Apple AirTag — after 3 days

What happens when your suitcase goes to an apartment complex, and McDonald's, without you? One United passenger's strange tale.
mashable.com mashable.com
nypost.com

I used an AirTag to track my lost luggage — my bag had a wild adventure

My luggage “appears to be on the move… it’s at a McDonalds? The plot thickens,” the traveler wrote in a now-viral thread tracking her bag using an Apple AirTag.
nypost.com nypost.com

Or

www.unilad.com

Man tracks lost luggage using Apple AirTags and finds suspect wearing his clothes

A man who lost his luggage in the airport was able to track down the suspect with an AirTag.
www.unilad.com www.unilad.com

And cars

www.dailymail.co.uk

Texas man uses Apple AirTag to find man who stole his truck, kills him

Andrew John Herrera, 44, died from a gunshot wound to the head, after the truck he allegedly stole was tracked by the owner nearly 20 miles away on Wednesday in San Antonio, Texas.
www.dailymail.co.uk www.dailymail.co.uk

www.dailymail.co.uk

Student turns sleuth to track down her stolen Ford Fiesta

Zoë Pettit, 22, used the tracking device to find her stolen Ford Fiesta after it vanished from outside her home in Selly Oak, Birmingham.
www.dailymail.co.uk www.dailymail.co.uk
 
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neoprema said:
However, have you ever tried tracking it in near-field-comms on a conveyor? I don't know why but for some reason it would invert the direction, so my phone was telling me go left on the conveyor, but the bag was moving right lol. Not sure what caused that but it made me circled a conveyor in New York for like 3 rounds before I realised i kept going opposite side to the bag.
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The answer is:

Steve Jobs was serious, but Tim Cook is a prankster.
 
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