AirTag “notify when found” alerts to old location

I have put AirTags on some items and been trying to figure out how to use them properly.


it seems that if I mark a tag as lost, or select notify when found, it alerts almost immediately that it has been found, but not since I hit the alert, the old 4 hour old location is what it considers found.


so it shows me “AirTag was located near xyz some street” but when I open the find my app, it is the old location, not found since I selected notify me.


I would expect it to only notify me if it was found SINCE I SET IT TO LOST.


am I missing something here?


thanks

jason

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Posted on Dec 29, 2023 07:08 PM

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Dec 30, 2023 06:26 AM in response to Rudegar

I understand this, but these tags are moving (cat collar) and do come in range on occasion to other phones in the area.


when I test by setting one to lost mode, almost immediately it responds it was found, but it always the alert I got x hours ago. NOT the next time it pings through someone’s iPhone, after I set the alert me choice switch.


Meaning the “alert when it’s found” is useless if it won’t alert the NEXT time it Is seen.

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