How to use AirTags

Keep track of your stuff with Apple’s new Find My accessory

TO FURTHER PINPOINT AN OBJECT YOU CAN EVEN GET AN AIRTAG TO PLAY A SOUND

REQUIRES

An Apple AirTag, an iPhone (preferably an iPhone 11 or 12 with U1 chip), iOS 14.5 or later, Find My app

YOU WILL LEARN

How to set up and use Apple’s AirTag and locate AirTag items

IT WILL TAKE

10 minutes THE FIND MY app for iPhone and iPad makes it easy to keep track of your Apple devices — you can do so on your Mac and on iCloud (although they work slightly differently). With the launch of iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, you can now keep tabs on other items too, thanks to support for third-party hardware such as Belkin’s SoundForm True Wireless AirPods and VanMoof’s S3 and X3 E-bikes, plus you can also use it to track more personal items such as keys and bags. All you need to do is attach and activate an Apple AirTag ($29) or Chipolo ONE Spot ($28) to each one, then select the items tab in the Find My app to locate each object you’ve added a tag to.

If you own an iPhone equipped with Apple’s U1 chip (the iPhone 11 or iPhone 12, say), you can go even further. That’s because the U1 uses ultra-wideband technology tor precision location finding, with arrows indicating the direction of the object appearing on screen. Your iPhone will even vibrate when you get really close. To further pinpoint an object, you can also get an AirTag to play a sound through its built-in speaker. When used in this way, you may never lose your bag or keys again.

Here, you’ll discover how to set up and use an AirTag and find an item you’ve attached it to using the Find My app. Let’s get started. ROB MEAD-GREEN

AirTags cost $29 each. To attach one to an item, you’ll need an official accessory, like an AirTag Loop (from $29) or AirTag Leather Key Ring (from $35).