[defrey12]

Originally Posted by wsachs

In the past few days I've lost my Apple Air Tag. It's small and white, about the size of a $.50 piece. Indicates that it's around Evans Prairie or Ranchwood Terrace in Gilchrist. I'm located in the Village of Hemingway.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t the whole point of having those things is so you don’t lose things/them? Or am I missing something?

[Southwest737]

He worked for Apple for ten years so stop asking foolish questions and send out a search party. ������

[Sandabern]

The irony of the original poster calling someone else’s reply “foolish”. They’ve spent hours chasing after something that costs $25 and they can’t work correctly or doesn’t work as intended to begin with… I wonder if people just troll others on here to get attention. I’ve seen bad posts on here, but this might be the worst one yet… Check the lake… Lol…

[john352]

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580

Um! Isn't that what it is for? The tag, I mean.

Did you follow the instructions from Apple Support?

Find your lost Apple device or AirTag with Find My - Apple Support

[mntlblok]

Decided that I'd go to the trouble of learning how to "subscribe" to a thread over this.

[Kelevision]

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580

Um! Isn't that what it is for? The tag, I mean.

So you don’t lose something. The irony.

[LPeaslee]

If used correctly, it will take you within inches of its location

Originally Posted by wsachs

Already have and it varies between the area of the Killdeer starter shack and Ranchwood Terrace in Gilchrist. Called the shack and also went to some homes on Ranchwood Terrace and no luck so far

[Kastabout]

Originally Posted by LPeaslee

If used correctly, it will take you within inches of its location

Exactly. A few years ago at Christmas we found our suitcase in the belly of an airport amongst a sea of lost and delayed baggage. Pinged the AirTag and found our bag buried in a stack.

[Rainger99]

Originally Posted by Kastabout

Exactly. A few years ago at Christmas we found our suitcase in the belly of an airport amongst a sea of lost and delayed baggage. Pinged the AirTag and found our bag buried in a stack.

That is how I thought they worked. For the OP, why isn’t this working?

[Gunny2403]

So, what good is it if you can’t locate? Kinda humorous in my opinion.

[Moderator]

OP has posted “worked for Apple for 10 years. Please keep posting to helpful to OP.

OP have you put tag into Lost Mode, then any apple phone will ping. I have found this very helpful for a lost pet, and everyone was more than helpful finding the ping, and our pet.

[bragones]

Originally Posted by Gunny2403

So, what good is it if you can’t locate? Kinda humorous in my opinion.

When the tag is attached to something much larger, like a car or golf cart, it is much easier to locate than when you lose only the tag itself. Info in this thread has been very helpful in my understanding of what to do if lost or stolen but I also love the "Seinfeld" episode comment.

[Harold.wiser]

How do you lose an air tag? Isn't the whole concept the fact that you know right where it is??

[jarodrig]

Originally Posted by seecapecod

Drive over there and ping the tag- it will beep and you should be able to find it that way. That’s the point of finding whatever the tag is attached to- luggage, keys, etc.

The problem is that the “beeping” you get is not very loud so you may not even hear it unless you’re lucky enough to be right on it ….

[Robnlaura]

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580

I don't know anything about these things, but if it is for locating something, but you can't zero in on it, what good is it?

I couldn’t find my kitten in the house I used the find application and it tracked the kitten easily and showed a directional arrow and how many feet he was !! Hiding in a cupboard lol so it works