AirTag is a small and elegantly designed accessory that enables iPhone users to securely locate and keep track of their valuables using the Find My app.
Whether attached to a handbag, keys, backpack, or other items, AirTag taps into the vast, global Find My network and can help locate a lost item, all while keeping location data private and anonymous with end-to-end encryption.
AirTag includes support for the accessibility features built into iOS. Precision Finding using VoiceOver, for example, can direct users who are blind or low-vision to AirTag with directions like “AirTag is 9 feet away on your left”.
Find My is also compatible with Invert Colours; Larger Text and braille displays.
Quick look
- Pack of four AirTag units.
- Each AirTag is approximately the size of a £2 coin.
- Small, lightweight, made from polished stainless steel.
- Water- and dust-resistant.
- Support for the accessibility features built into iOS.
- Easy set-up: simply bring the AirTag close to your iPhone and it will connect.
- Find items even when they’re out of Bluetooth range, or put the AirTag into Lost Mode on the Find My network and the wider Find My community will let you know if they find it!
- Size (each): 3.19 × 3.19 × 0.8mm (1.26 × 1.26 × 0.31 inches).
- Weight (each): 11g (0.38 oz).
Lightweight design with magical setup
Each round AirTag is small and lightweight, features precision-etched, polished stainless steel, and is IP67 water- and dust-resistant. A built-in speaker plays sounds to help locate AirTag, while a removable cover makes it easy for users to replace the battery.
AirTag features the same magical setup experience as AirPods – just bring AirTag close to iPhone and it will connect. Users can assign AirTag to an item and name it with a default like “Keys” or “Jacket”, or provide a custom name of their choosing.
AirTag placement
Users can easily place AirTag into a bag or pocket on its own, or utilise a wide range of Apple-designed AirTag accessories, including the Leather Loop and Leather Key Ring, featuring specially tanned European leather. The enclosure of each accessory fits securely around AirTag, while conveniently attaching to a user’s belongings, making sure it is always with their important items.
A comprehensive finding experience
Once AirTag is set up, it will appear in the new Items tab in the Find My app, where users can view the item’s current or last known location on a map. If a user misplaces their item and it is within Bluetooth range, they can use the Find My app to play a sound from the AirTag to help locate it. Users can also ask Siri to find their item, and AirTag will play a sound if it is nearby.
Each AirTag is equipped with the Apple-designed U1 chip using Ultra Wideband technology, enabling Precision Finding for iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 users. This advanced technology can more accurately determine the distance and direction to a lost AirTag when it is in range. As a user moves, Precision Finding fuses input from the camera, ARKit, accelerometer, and gyroscope, and then will guide them to AirTag using a combination of sound, haptics, and visual feedback.
If AirTag is separated from its owner and out of Bluetooth range, the Find My network can help track it down. The Find My network is approaching a billion Apple devices and can detect Bluetooth signals from a lost AirTag and relay the location back to its owner, all in the background, anonymously and privately.
Users can also place AirTag into Lost Mode and be notified when it is in range or has been located by the vast Find My network. If a lost AirTag is found by someone, they can tap it using their iPhone or any NFC-capable device and be taken to a website that will display a contact phone number for the owner, if they have provided one.
AirTag includes support for the accessibility features built into iOS. Precision Finding using VoiceOver, for example, can direct users who are blind or low-vision to AirTag with directions like “AirTag is 9 feet away on your left”.
Privacy and security built in
AirTag is designed from the ground up to keep location data private and secure. No location data or location history is physically stored inside AirTag. Communication with the Find My network is end-to-end encrypted so that only the owner of a device has access to its location data, and no one, including Apple, knows the identity or location of any device that helped find it.
AirTag is also designed with a set of proactive features that discourage unwanted tracking, an industry first. Bluetooth signal identifiers transmitted by AirTag rotate frequently to prevent unwanted location tracking. iOS devices can also detect an AirTag that isn’t with its owner, and notify the user if an unknown AirTag is seen to be travelling with them from place to place over time. And even if users don’t have an iOS device, an AirTag separated from its owner for an extended period of time will play a sound when moved to draw attention to it. If a user detects an unknown AirTag, they can tap it with their iPhone or NFC-capable device and instructions will guide them to disable the unknown AirTag.
The Find My network accessory program
Third-party products and accessories can also add support for finding with the new Find My network accessory program. Through the program, device and product manufacturers can now build finding capabilities directly into their products using the advanced Find My network with uncompromising privacy built in, allowing customers to use the Find My app to locate other important items in their lives. Details about the program can be found at mfi.apple.com
Important
- AirTag requires iPhone or iPod touch running iOS 14.5 or later, or iPad running iPadOS 14.5 or later.
- Customers must have an Apple ID and be signed into their iCloud account.
- Certain features require Find My to be enabled in iCloud settings.
Battery
- AirTag is designed for over a year of battery life with everyday use.
- The CR2032 battery is user-replaceable and widely available.
- Replacement batteries are not available from RNIB.
- The AirTag has a removable plastic cover, which secures the battery in place.
RNIB Technology Support
For information or advice on technology that will be suitable for your needs, please contact our team on 0303 123 9999 and speak to one of our advisors within the Sight Loss Advice Service.
In the box
- Four AirTag units.
- Documentation (small font size).
Important – order cancellation, returns and warranty
- One-year warranty.
- You must notify us within 14 days of receipt if you wish to return the unopened AirTag as unsuitable.
- This product is non-returnable, unless faulty, once the seal has been broken/removed on the Apple packaging.
- We are unable to cancel your order once it has been placed. Should you change your mind about this special order product, you will need to accept the delivery and then contact RNIB Helpline to arrange its return; guidance on how to do this can be found in our Returns Policy.
Special order
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Terms and conditions
RNIB Technology Support
For information or advice on technology that will be suitable for your needs, please contact our team on 0303 123 9999 and speak to one of our advisors within the Sight Loss Advice Service.
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