what is an airtag

An AirTag is a tracking device developed by Apple that helps people find personal objects such as keys, bags, apparel, small electronic devices, and vehicles. AirTags use Apples crowdsourced Find My network, which consists of approximately one billion devices worldwide that detect and anonymously report emitted Bluetooth signals, to locate lost items. AirTags are not satellite navigation devices and are located on a map within the Find My app by utilizing Bluetooth signals from other anonymous iOS and iPadOS devices out in the world. To help prevent unwanted tracking, an iOS/iPadOS device will alert their owner if someone elses AirTag seems to be with them, instead of with the AirTags owner, for too long. AirTags have been utilized to track stolen property and assist police in recovering them for return to their rightful owners. AirTags do not have a built-in GPS system and instead piggyback off the location data of nearby Apple devices by emitting a continuous Bluetooth signal, which is then viewable by the tags owner.