Airtag Location Updates

I am expecting to see the real time location of the airtag when I am away from it but it only updates the location when only my device get near to it.


For example, I leave the house at 7AM, it says last location at 7AM. I have family members at home with current apple mobile devices, iPads and watche bluetooth enabled etc but the location only updates when I get home at 5PM from my device they even carry the airtag around and it won’t respond to anything else.



How can I make this airtag to update it's location even though I am not near it.



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Tom

Posted on Sep 1, 2022 11:14 PM

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Posted on Sep 1, 2022 11:46 PM

As I said my partner & friends can place there iphone iPad or Apple Watch next to the AirTag with Bluetooth on and it won’t update location only with my phone it’s working

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Sep 1, 2022 11:28 PM in response to Thomaslamf

it's only mean of communication is bluetooth so the range is around 30meters

it contains no gps receiver


if it's outside of bluetooth range of you and other iphones with bluetooth enabled so it can piggybag it's location using the other iphone it's dead in the water in terms of providing you with anything

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