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Is there a way to scan my immediate area for an AirTag? I would buy a device I could plug in to my car's USB that would alert me if an AirTag was near.
by t_h_r_o_w_away 5y ago
Is there a way to scan my immediate area for an AirTag?
I would buy a device I could plug in to my car's USB that would alert me if an AirTag was near.
- acheron 5y agoYes. It's called an iPhone.
- rjmunro 5y agoCan an iPhone detect other people's AirTags? What about an iPad? How do I do that?
- throwaway894345 5y agoI'm not the OP nor am I sure about the specific answer to your question, but an iPhone will alert you if there's an airtag that's following you around which doesn't belong to you. In other words, if someone is tracking you it will alert you. There is also an app for Android that does the same.
- raxxorrax 5y agoSo Apple has a tool against stalking caused by their own products. Reports of abuse are rising though. Technically trackers are illegal in Germany, but the law and legislation acts slowly.
- ilogik 5y agoif you have an Android device, Apple created an Android app for this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apple.trackerdetect https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apple.trac...
- waste_monk 5y agoAs I understand it's just a Bluetooth Low Energy beacon, at least for the coarse-grain positioning. I don't know of any portable devices that specifically hunt BLE (I understand Cisco CleanAir technology can monitor and report on BLE but that's for fixed wireless installations) but I would imagine a generic 2.4GHz RF detector would work, assuming there's not too much RF pollution nearby... drive out somewhere isolated and have a scan.