Smart home
How to use AirTag to Find Lost Things
Who can use AirTag
AirTag is an iPhone accessory, so you require an iPhone or iPod Touch to use it. It has IP67 water and dust-resistant rating and a built-in speaker that plays sounds when the item it is attached to goes missing. Besides this, it features a removable cover that makes it easy to replace the battery. You can assign AirTag to any of your items and name it with a default like “Keys” or “Jacket,” or provide a custom name of your choice.
How much does it cost
AirTag is priced at Rs. 3,190 for a single piece and Rs. 10,999 for a pack of four in India. You can pre-order it starting April 23, 5:30 pm onwards via Apple online store. If you wish to get your AirTag personalized with some text or an emoji, you can get it for free when buying it online or offline. Apple is also offering a wide range of AirTag accessories, including the Polyurethane Loop and the Leather Loop and Leather Key Ring to safely attach the AirTag to items. But these straps have to be purchased separately.
How to use it
It’s quite easy to use and set up AirTag based on what Apple has revealed so far. You just need to bring it close to your iPhone and it will automatically connect. You can then assign AirTag to an item, and it will appear in the items tab in the Find My app on your iPhone. Apple will then show you the current or last location of the AirTag on the map. If you misplaced your item and it is within Bluetooth range, you can use the Find My app to play a sound from the AirTag to help locate it. But, if AirTag is separated from its owner and out of Bluetooth range, the Find My network can help track it down.
The tech giant says the Find My network can detect Bluetooth signals from a lost AirTag and relay the location back to its owner privately. So, if you lose your item or accidentally leave it somewhere and it has AirTag attached to it, then you can easily locate it using the Find My app and follow the directions to track it down.
Android support
According to Apple, its AirTag tracking devices will work with Android — just not in the same way. AirTag devices have a ‘lost’ mode, and you can activate this from your iPhone in case you can’t find your AirTag. If an AirTag is in lost mode and someone else finds it, then they can hold it up to an NFC-enabled Android phone and get details on how to contact you. This is only possible if the lost mode is enabled, so you don’t have to worry about people randomly grabbing your address and other contact details. Android users can’t use an AirTag themselves though but will have to use competing products like the Samsung Galaxy Smart Tag+, or the Tile tracker instead.
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Apple Smart Doorbell
In the latest edition of the Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman detailed Apple’s smart home efforts. The iPhone maker is reported to be working on a smart home doorbell system that will have advanced facial recognition, which wirelessly connects to a deadbolt lock.
Apple already offers several third-party smart home locks on its online store but this is said to be its first-ever proprietary offering. It is speculated to work on the same HomeKit protocol and may support other third-party locks. With this move, the company may surface as a competitor in a space dominated by the likes of Amazon’s Ring and Google Nest.
The product is expected to use Apple’s first-ever proprietary wireless networking chipset dubbed Proxima to protect consumer data. The smart home doorbell system is not expected to hit the market at least until the end of next year. However, there may be a possibility that Apple develops the technology but sells it through a third-party brand. If that is the case, Logitech or Belkin are to be the likely partners, as per Gurman.
Other Smart Home Products
The newsletter also details other endeavours by the iPhone maker in the smart home space. It is said to be developing a smart hub powered by artificial intelligence (AI) which would feature a 6-inch screen, FaceTime support, and a new operating system. Apple is also reported to be roll out upgrades for Apple TV and HomePod mini devices next year — both having the new wireless networking chip.
The company could also delve into the home security space with a purported in-home security camera that would work in tandem with its purported smart hub. Its development is already reported to be underway and may offer competition to the likes of Amazon, Blink, Google, and Logitech.
JioTag Go Price in India, Availability
JioTag Go price is set in India at Rs. 1,499. It is available for purchase in the country via Amazon, JioMart e-store, as well as Reliance Digital and My Jio stores. The tracker is offered in black, orange, white, and yellow colour options.
JioTag Go Features
The JioTag Go is a Bluetooth tracker which is compatible with Google’s Find My Device feature. The tracker connects with the Find My Device application on Android smartphones, which users can access through the Play Store. People can use this to track their belongings worldwide, the company said.
It can be attached to keys, purses, luggage, gadgets, bikes, and more and then be used to locate the items if lost. When within Bluetooth range, users can tap the ‘Play Sound’ option on the Find My Device app, and the concerned JioTag Go will make a beeping noise, which should easily help locate the lost item.
Outside the Bluetooth range, the last location of the tracker can be detected by Google’s Find My Device network. On the app, users can follow the map that appears with the ‘Get Directions’ option, to this location. Once in range, the JioTag Go will automatically connect to the user’s phone and they can use the ‘Play Sound’ feature to find the tracker.
The latest tracker from Reliance Jio is compatible with smartphones running Android 9 and above. It does not connect to iPhones. Notably, the JioTag Air is compatible with iPhone models running iOS 14 or later, as well as Android smartphones on Android 9 and later.
JioTag Go does not require a SIM card to function. It supports Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity and is backed by a CR2032 battery, one of which is said to last up to a year. The Amazon listing reveals that the tracker measures 38.2 x 38.2 x 7.2mm in size and weighs 9g.
Apple AirTag 2 New Ultrawide-Band Chip
The anticipated AirTag 2 will carry a new ultrawide-band chip instead of the one used in the current version of the tracker, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said in his Power On newsletter Sunday. This new chip is said to be “on par with the one introduced in the iPhone 15.”
Gurman claimed that the new ultrawide-band chip is expected to increase the Precision Finding range considerably in the second generation of AirTag. This is said to make it easier to track and find items. Currently, depending on certain conditions an item with an attached AirTag can be located from 10 to 30 meters away. With the rumoured new UB chip, that range is expected to triple, Gurman said.
Apple AirTag 2 Launch Timeline
Previous reports have suggested that Apple could launch the AirTag 2 around the “middle of next year,” that is roughly June-July 2025. The purported smart tracker is said to carry the codename B589. It is expected to sport a similar design as the existing variant but get upgraded privacy features.
Since the launch of the first generation AirTag, it has been misused for stalking. Apple is expected to make privacy-focussed changes for the AirTag 2 “to make the new model more tamper-proof.” The company will reportedly launch a new smart home display alongside the second-generation AirTag.
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