Since April of this year, you have no excuse to misplace your things, since Apple has thought of going solving our daily problemsIn this way, the Airtags were launched, that just by placing them in your keys or in your agenda, you can see its location in the Find app.
Even so, you are not exempt from encountering some pitfalls in its use or some complications in its configuration, it is because of them that you are in the correct article, here you will find frequent problems that are being presented regularly when using this phenomenal device, in addition to finding their solutions in the same way.
Why can't I set up my new AirTag on my iPhone?
The Airtag allows you to locate the objects you cannot findYou just have to configure it correctly, but if you have problems with this configuration you should check the following aspects:
- You must certify that the device can be configured at the moment.
- Another feasible option is to remove the battery from the Airtag and replace it..
- To configure more than one Airtag, you need to make sure that the connection corresponds to only one device.
- If you continue with this problem, should reset your Airtag.
Do you have bluetooth, WiFi and mobile network enabled?
Any malfunction in Airtag or slowness, It may be because the the connection with your device does not work good. For this you can try to turn the bluetooh on or off, Wi-Fi or your mobile device's network, follow these steps:
- Go to the Settings section of your iPhone or iPad.
- the next thing is to go to the bluetooh sections, wifi and mobile network.
- You need to turn off the switches for these three options and reboot the device.
- After restarting the devices, redirect to Settings and turn off the previous kill switches.
Why does the Find app say “Poor signal” when trying to locate my Apple AirTag?
The AirTag feature is first-hand, making it easy to locate applications and websites, the use of information from mobile networks, gps, bluetooh and wifi to determine your approximate location.
The reason the settings sometimes don't match or don't work quite well is because the maps, location-based addresses and apps are heavily reliant on data services. These data services are constantly changing or may not be available in some areas or they are not complete.
Is the Find My app enabled?
This is a complete application that has the functionality of find all your Apple devices, but also everything that is linked to your Airtags, for this reason you must make sure that the switch is enabled in the configuration section, there you can turn it on or off as needed. You get to Setting, you enter “your name”, then in the option “Look for my “ ChooseSearch my Iphone ” and activate said option.
How can I reset the network settings?
As we have already mentioned, Airtag requires the proper functioning of bluetooh, wifi and mobile data so that this in turn works thousands, now if these functions are having problems then there will be difficulty finding the item and these connection failures will make the application not work as expected. We can try to reset the network settings.
Drive back to “Setting” and then select “General”, as shown in the picture, select “Restore“, now select “Reset network settings”, you must enter the password of your device and press again “Reset network settings “. This would be the solution to any problem that your Airtag has with respect to the network or that it does not connect correctly to the device.
How to remove and reinstall or replace the AirTag battery
The type of battery that powers our AirTag is type CR2032, Apple indicates that these batteries last approximately one year and your iPhone will take the time to notify you when it needs to be replaced.. If your Airtag does not work as expected, This could be a feasible cause of the problem that you are presenting and the immediate remedy to achieve its optimization would be to remove and replace said battery.
This is not complicated at all, as the battery may be faulty, we just have to press down the back cover, turn it gently and we can access the battery compartment, remove and reattach. As simple as that!
How to update my iPhone software
Software updates are measures that we have to take into account when presenting a failure or malfunction of our device. Apple is tasked with continuously rolling out updates specify improvements and fix existing bugs In some older shows, this will help you with some problems with your AirTag connectivity. Then, we tell you the steps to follow:
Wireless form update
- Updating your device is simple, will tell you when an update is available for your operating system. You just have to accept and install.
- Now, you can also connect it to a local Wi-Fi network.
- Go to section “Setting”, select “General” and click “Software update”.
- Press download and install.
Do they work in any country regardless of where you buy your AirTag?
Apple's precision search function works with the power of the U1 chip in both devices, iPhone and AirTags, This means that it uses an ultra-wide band that Not available in all countriesSince this technology is subject to international regulatory requirements and only works on iPhone 11 and iPhone 12.
How secure is the privacy of AirTags?
Despite being a tool that is too useful for our day to day, its characteristics have also been become a security problem for Apple since attacks by unwanted persons have been reported on multiple occasions, due to the ease provided by a tracker so small and light that it could easily be placed on an object belonging to a third person and thus be monitored.
However, the famous company has prepared some measures to avoid harassment, including an alarm that is activated on the mobile device when it detects another foreign Airtag or an alarm that is activated periodically, although these measures do not meet the prevention expectations that are requested.
Thus, Apple has been in charge in recent weeks of adjusting the preventive measures a little more, making the monitoring that will be available in the latest updates a little more difficult., making an alarm when the AirTag is away from the owner, said alarm will now be in a period of 8 a 24 hours; They are also working on a new compatible application for Android, to also track other devices that are compatible with Apple's network.
How to reset my AirTag if it doesn't work right
If you present common faults in your Airtag like a weak signal, connectivity issues or the location of our objects just doesn't match clearly, resetting or restoring can get you out of this situation. Please follow the following steps in detail:
- You must remove your Airtag from the Find My app. For it, open the app and go to section “elements”.
- You must designate the Airtag you want to reset.
- Then you must slide and select the option “remove item”.
- It will ask you to confirm if you want to delete the item again.
- Then you reconnect it to your Iphone or ipad, by bringing the AirTag closer to your device and pressing the button “connect” that will appear on the screen.
