In some cases, additional features added to a product may negate the reason you originally purchased the product. For example, consider Apple’s AirTag. It’s promoted as an affordable way to link physical things to your phone. If a thoughtless unscrupulous person walks by your gear and he gets half an inch close to your gear, you’ll get a notification. In fact, AirTag also has an anti-stalker feature, and if you move even if the tag is not nearby, it will notify nearby iPhones after a while. your iPhone!
In a recent video, [David Manning] It explains that this feature is perfect for preventing your device from being used to track people. But it also means that if that thief happens to have an iPhone in his possession, he will be notified of nearby tags and can find and disable it. So, in the end, it’s not very useful as a theft deterrent.
The solution is to peel off the back of the tag and pull the small sounder module out of the plastic on the back. You lose the ability to find tags by voice, but your chances of getting your stolen items back are slightly higher. Apple could easily remove this feature with a firmware update, but it’s a question of choosing between anti-stalker and anti-theft.
thanks to [Keith] For tips!
