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"Beep as anti-stalking measure" is somewhere between marketing spin and gaslighting. A lost AirTag chirps to serve its primary function of being recovered. Th
by bngybmgrglflps 5y ago
"Beep as anti-stalking measure" is somewhere between marketing spin and gaslighting. A lost AirTag chirps to serve its primary function of being recovered.
The timer is 3 days[1], which observers (Forbes, WaPo) agree is surprisingly unreasonable for this use case. We can infer it was never a serious design consideration.
On Android, decent Bluetooth is a gamble, but scanning will theoretically find one[2].
[1] https://daringfireball.net/linked/2021/04/20/moren-fine-print https://daringfireball.net/linked/2021/04/20/moren-fine-prin...
[2]
https://lifehacker.com/try-using-a-bluetooth-scanner-app-to-find-unwanted-airt-1846829920 https://lifehacker.com/try-using-a-bluetooth-scanner-app-to-...