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The notification doesn't fire until you've been moving along with the tag for a while, so the vehicle has already been stolen by the time the thieves are aware
by bhaney 4y ago
The notification doesn't fire until you've been moving along with the tag for a while, so the vehicle has already been stolen by the time the thieves are aware there's an AirTag present. I guess it might encourage them to dump the vehicle somewhere and abandon it, and you can then go pick it up using the AirTag's last known location. Doesn't really prevent the initial theft, but improves your chances for recovering the vehicle.
- senkora 4y agoIn my experience they just rip the AirTag off once it notifies them and then continue on their merry way.
- jandrese 4y agoSeems like you would want to install it somewhere that is difficult to reach. Behind the dashboard for example, something that requires some work to access. Maybe wrapped in a bit of sound deadening material to make it harder to locate.
- CamperBob2 4y agoHow many car thieves carry iPhones? That Venn diagram will have an overlapping area, but I'll bet it's not that big.
- rdtsc 4y agoThey’d get one if they do it regularly. We catch the stupid ones but not all of them are stupid. I imagine most are aware of AirTags and could get the cheapest iPhone to detect them.
- sgtnoodle 4y agoWhy wouldn't most car thieves have iPhones?
- CamperBob2 4y agoBecause most people who aren't car thieves don't.
- sgtnoodle 4y agoGlobally, sure. In the US, it looks like iOS is about 57% market share. I suspect it's even higher in New York City. It's pure speculation, but I wonder if the average car thief is more likely to own an iPhone as a form of status symbol? Or, is the average car thief more likely to be using burner phones from Walmart?