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> But only if you own an iPhone, or have a specific Android app open. No. Not if only. If they have been away from their paired phone for more than a few hours

> But only if you own an iPhone, or have a specific Android app open. No. Not if only. If they have been away from their paired phone for more than a few hours, they beep whenever they are moved. And I remind you that all competing trackers have no anti-stalker functions at all.

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gnicholas 3y ago
> No. Not if only. If they have been away from their paired phone for more than a few hours, they beep whenever they are moved. Far more than a few — I am away from mine all day and they don't beep when moved. Apple apparently says it's somewhere between 8 and 24 hours. Also, they don't have to be right up against the paired phone — if someone is stalking a neighbor in apartment building, they probably come close enough to fool the system. Most importantly, it's trivial to disable the beeping: https://www.tomsguide.com/news/muted-airtags-danger#:~:text=Apple%20AirTags%20are%20meant%20to,between%20eight%20and%2024%20hours https://www.tomsguide.com/news/muted-airtags-danger#:~:text=....
explaininjs 3y ago
This is not true at all. Maybe for AirTags themselves, but EarPods are the same trackers and they do no such thing. My partner has been getting plagued with notifications that an EarPod is tracking her location, but she cannot find where it is. This has been happening for nearly a month. An option is given on the iPhone to disable the tracking, but you need physical access to the device for it. Also a suggestion is given to notify the police, but you need to have the serial number for that. Which again requires physical access to the device. All this while she’s been actively involved in a court case for establishing a restraining order against a domestic abuser of hers. If Apple actually cared they’d allow you to disable from the app. As is they’re just paying lip service to the abused while actively aiding the abusers.
- blub 3y ago
  > If Apple actually cared they’d allow you to disable from the app. As is they’re just paying lip service to the abused while actively aiding the abusers. Then the value of the product would be zero, because thieves would disable it remotely. The stupid beeping is already annoying if I happen to have BT off and jiggle my own keys. But: how is that AirPod not running out of battery?
  - explaininjs 3y ago
    You aren’t getting it back from a thief. You’re getting it back from where you accidentally left it. I don’t know about battery. She hasn’t seen a notification in a bit. Maybe it ran its course. A whole lot of unnecessary stress along the way though.

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gnicholas 3y ago

> No. Not if only. If they have been away from their paired phone for more than a few hours, they beep whenever they are moved. Far more than a few — I am away from mine all day and they don't beep when moved. Apple apparently says it's somewhere between 8 and 24 hours. Also, they don't have to be right up against the paired phone — if someone is stalking a neighbor in apartment building, they probably come close enough to fool the system. Most importantly, it's trivial to disable the beeping: https://www.tomsguide.com/news/muted-airtags-danger#:~:text=Apple%20AirTags%20are%20meant%20to,between%20eight%20and%2024%20hours https://www.tomsguide.com/news/muted-airtags-danger#:~:text=....

explaininjs 3y ago

This is not true at all. Maybe for AirTags themselves, but EarPods are the same trackers and they do no such thing. My partner has been getting plagued with notifications that an EarPod is tracking her location, but she cannot find where it is. This has been happening for nearly a month. An option is given on the iPhone to disable the tracking, but you need physical access to the device for it. Also a suggestion is given to notify the police, but you need to have the serial number for that. Which again requires physical access to the device. All this while she’s been actively involved in a court case for establishing a restraining order against a domestic abuser of hers. If Apple actually cared they’d allow you to disable from the app. As is they’re just paying lip service to the abused while actively aiding the abusers.

blub 3y ago
> If Apple actually cared they’d allow you to disable from the app. As is they’re just paying lip service to the abused while actively aiding the abusers. Then the value of the product would be zero, because thieves would disable it remotely. The stupid beeping is already annoying if I happen to have BT off and jiggle my own keys. But: how is that AirPod not running out of battery?
- explaininjs 3y ago
  You aren’t getting it back from a thief. You’re getting it back from where you accidentally left it. I don’t know about battery. She hasn’t seen a notification in a bit. Maybe it ran its course. A whole lot of unnecessary stress along the way though.