AirTags Recveived

That was amazingly quick. My sister ordered a four-pack of the Apple AirTags for me last Sunday with customized engraving, and they just arrived this morning. They had to be engraved near Shanghai, then shipped halfway around the world in about five days. Since Apple shipped via FedEx, the package was sent to the FedEx Memphis hub, then shipped back to the West Coast.

Since I already bought some non-Apple AirTag leather key fobs, I put all four in the holders and activated them. Like most Apple products, the packaging was clean and cool looking, and setup was very easy. I soon had three tags set up for my car key, my mom’s purse, and my dad’s keys. I did a few quick tests and they seemed to work quite well. The Precise Finding feature does not work on my dad’s older iPhone 6S+ since it requires an iPhone 11 or 12. The fourth and final AirTag will probably go on one of my sister’s dogs this weekend.

It is not perfect though. There is a glaring functionality missing in not allowing multiple devices to link to a specific AirTag. For example, if I misplaced my keys with an attached AirTag, and I could not find my phone or the battery is dead, I cannot use another iOS device to locate my keys. I guess the process is to first locate my phone with the existing phone, then use the AirTag connected phone to find the tag. But what if another device is unavailable, broken, or the battery is fully discharged? Hopefully there is a good reason for this omission.