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I thought it was intended for lost items rather than stolen items. I've had my phone stolen multiple times and thieves know exactly what to do to prevent 'find

• gruez 5y ago
  >I've had my phone stolen multiple times and thieves know exactly what to do to prevent 'find my' activating. I'm sure it wouldn't take them long to find/disable AirTags either. ...putting it in a faraday bag? Since tags are cheap, they can even smash it.
  • yborg 5y ago
    This isn't really complicated, just remove the battery.
    • jxi 5y ago
      Can't remove batteries from iPhones, or most phones these days.
• crazygringo 5y ago
  Yes but you know a phone can be tracked. If it's someone's backpack or leather jacket, it won't be obvious in any way if there's an AirTag slid deep into some pocket. Sure a professional thief might check, but plenty of things are stolen casually by people who simply see something lying around.
• randyrand 5y ago
  It’s for both.
• unicornfinder 5y ago
  On the upside as long as you have Find My iPhone activated when you did have the phone it doesn't have a huge amount of value to the thief, particularly on newer models where individual components can't even be swapped without issues.