From having several cameras to help us take photographs in camera-like quality to staying connected and up-to-date with the world, we are many options that a mobile device Offers us, between these two great systems they have stood out in the market, which are the Android system used by companies such as Samsung, Motorola or Xiaomi and the iOS system by the Apple company.
AirTags are a recent Apple product designed with the goal of be a locator for the desired object simply by placing keys, backpacks, luggage, among others. These can be connected to our Apple devices to be able to see in real time where it is to find our membership.
How to install or locate the 'Search' App?
The essential first step in connecting our AirTag to our iPhone is have the "Search" app, however, it may happen that we do not find this application on our device the first time, it is vital to have this app if we want to find one of our devices such as an Apple Watch, our AirPods or another device, to activate the app " Search »we must do the following:
We will enter the settings of our iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, being in the main part of the settings we will select where our name is, followed by this we will find an option called "Find".
We will click on this option and we will activate options like Find my iPhone, iPad or iPod, and if we want our friends or family to know where we are, we can also activate functions such as "Share my location", all with the intention of preventing and feeling safe in the face of any unwanted bad situation. .
Although our device was offline, we can still activate the "Find" network, in addition to this we must also activate the option «Send last position» in case the battery runs out.
Finally, the next step is to go to the Privacy options on our device, go to the Position section and activate it, once we have all these parameters, we can access applications such as Search.
Configure the AirTag in a few steps
The first thing to take into consideration when configuring our AirTag is to know that we have the corresponding iOS system version, as these can be connected by a iOS 14.5 operating system or later, as well as having configured options such as Locate, Bluetooth, and the Search app.
Once we have verified each of these settings, we will proceed to remove the plastic that protects our AirTag, at the end of this, in addition to finding the AirTag battery, we will see that a part of the protective plastic will be inside the product, once all this plastic has been removed, the AirTag will be activated.
Configure on my iPhone
Having activated our AirTag, we will bring it closer to our iPhone, enough until a small window appears, this will indicate that the device has been detected, we will confirm the connect button so that the process of connecting to our device can be started.
After it has been connected to our iPhone, we will proceed to give a name to our AirTag, then we have to click «Continue» so that the AirTag is registered with the Apple ID, it is also important to log in the Apple ID on our iPhone, this will be done automatically, at the end it will confirm that it has been connected correctly and we will be able to see the position where it is on our phone screen.
Configure on my iPad
In the same way that was explained above, we can configure our AirTag with our iPad, we simply have to bring the AirTag to our iPad.
Start the linking process, register it with our iPad ID, enter a name and confirm the process, also in case of iPod with iOS 14.5, we can also link it.
Customize or change the name of your AirTag - Rename AirTag
This step is important when using our AirTag, since if we will be using more than one of these devices, it is important to know which AirTag we want to locate, that's why there are options to name each AirTag we have, to enter a name for them is necessary follow the following steps:
- We will go into the configurations of our iPhone, iPad or iPod, we will look for the Find app, we will enter and we will look for the tab called Articles.
- Then we will look for the AirTag that we just connected to our device, here a menu with different options will open, we have to keep scrolling the menu until we find the option 'Rename article'.
- Here we can choose options such as selecting a name from the list that we recommend or we can enter a custom name to our liking, we will select the option that suits us.
- Once you have chosen the name, we will select an emoji with which we would like to identify it better, we will confirm, save the changes made and it will be ready.
How many AirTags can I use at the same time on the same ID?
As soon as Apple released the AirTag product, it launched it in two types of market sale, a single AirTag priced at $ 29 and a combination of four AirTags priced at $ 99.
This can be beneficial for the person who wants to use more than one Airtag, as our device may be able to use up to 16 AirTags collegandoli all’account ID Apple.
We simply have to specify the name of the AirTag via our phone, determine where we will place it and connect it correctly, so with our Apple device we can track it and locate it easily and precisely, this is possible thanks to the battery of an AirTag It is estimated that it lasts a year.
Which iPhone models are compatible with AirTag?
Apple talked about this question that some loyal users of the company had, practically any iPhone that has an iOS 14.5 or later system can be connected with the AirTag and for iPhone 6s and 6s Plus all iPhones can have iOS 14.5 or later.
Likewise, the best thing would be that if you have an iPhone of a much newer model like the iPhone X or iPhone 11, this will be much more beneficial, have the following updates to iOS operating systems in the future or new products from Apple.
What other Apple devices work with my AirTag?
Currently, the AirTag tracker can be configured with devices such as iPhone, iPad and even with iPod Touch, as long as these devices are running iOS 14.5 or iPadOS 14.5.
In addition to having options like two-factor authentication, Bluetooth, Location and the Find app turned on, likewise, a WiFi or mobile data connection is important for proper operation.
