APPLE AIRTAG REVIEW

                                APPLE AIRTAG REVIEW

The apple air tags have been a long time 

coming but they're finally here and they promise to take on the likes of tile and other product finders to keep track of your lost stuff for 29 or 99 dollars for a four pack. The air tags offer both bluetooth and ultra wideband connectivity to find everything from your wallet and your keys to your backpack or luggage and if you have a newer iphone, you can get directions to that lost item right on your phone's display I've been using the air tags for about a week and they work fairly well and are super simple to set up but there's also room for improvement.                                         

Here's the pros and cons in my air tags review the air tags are small button shaped devices that are simple to slip into a wide array of apple accessories this includes a 29 plastic strap a 39 leather loop and a 35 leather key ring can you say high margins but other accessory makers are getting into the act if you don't feel like paying the apple tax for example belkin's accessories start at just 12.95 I like that you can customize the air attack design with free engraving which includes up to four letters and various emoji however I found that the aluminum side of the air tag is a bit too easy to scuff and scratch even when protected with an accessory, the best part about air tag is how easy it is to set up you simply pull the included tag that's attached to the battery and place the air tag near your iphone and it will walk you through the pairing process this includes naming the air tag at apple's find my app and registering the air tag with your apple id from there you can use the find my app to play a sound on the air tag find it on a map or use precision finder. So how does air tag perform the beeping? On the air tag, definitely got my dog's attention but I found it a bit too faint for my liking especially when it was hiding under a couch cushion once you get closer to your item with the air tag attached it's time to have some fun with apple's precision.                               Finding feature using your iphone 11 or iphone 12's u1 chip you'll see a series of dots on the display and then the distance away that your air tag is this process can be finicky but it worked well most of the time as you get even closer you'll see arrows directing you to the air tag along with the decreasing distance and you'll feel haptic feedback on your iphone as you get closer as well the air tag uses a cr2032 coin cell battery  and you can expect about a year of juice and they're fairly cheap when it's time to pop in a new battery the air tag also includes some privacy features that should prevent unwanted tracking and stalking all the location data is encrypted and your iphone can even notify you if an air tag that's not yours is traveling with you it would be nice if the air tag supported android phones but I'm also not surprised that apple wants you to stick with its own ecosystem android phone owners are better off with the 3499 tile pro which is quite loud and has a 400 foot range plus unlike the air tag it has a button built in to find your phone the 39 dollar samsung galaxy smart tag plus goes a step further with its own ultra wide band functionality it uses augmented reality to find your lost stuff and its button can let you perform various smart home commands like turning off the lights when you're away yeah I wish the design was a bit more durable and the volume a little louder but overall the apple air tag is worth the investment and was well worth the wait because of its ease of use.