HOW TO Set up and use an AirTag

Add an AirTag

Take your AirTag out of its packaging, and remove the plastic tab to activate the battery. With Bluetooth and Wi-Fi active on your iPhone, hold the AirTag to it. Click Connect when the pop-up window appears.

Name your AirTag

Choose an identity for this AirTag. Scroll through the names that appear onscreen (eg, Keys), then tap Continue. Or click Custom and type in a name. Again, tap Continue when you’re done.

Register your AirTag

The next screen will let you link your AirTag to your Apple ID, and so have it appear in the Find My app on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, as well as on iCloud.com. Tap Continue. On the next screen, tap ‘View in Find My app’.

See its location

In Find My > Items, you should now see your named AirTag’s location, its name, and four further options: Play Sound, Find, Notifications, and Lost Mode. Tap Play Sound, and your AirTag will chirp in response.

Find a lost AirTag item

If you can’t find your keys or any other item with an AirTag attached, tap Find in Find My. On iPhone 11 or iPhone 12, you’ll now see a series of arrows appear on screen that can help guide you to its precise location. Try it!

Enter Lost Mode

If you can’t find an AirTag item, turn on Notifications to be alerted when it next appears. If you’ve really lost it, tap Lost Mode. This enables anyone with an NFC-equipped device to tap it and get in touch with you.