With iOS 15, we can configure our iPhone or Apple Watch so that we notify us when we leave an Apple device behind or anything in which we have an AirTag. A very useful notification to come back to look for these elements instead of noticing their absence later. A notification, too, very easy to configure, let’s see how.
The key is in the Search application
Starting with iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, a new option appears in the search application that allows us to enable alerts by distance. The system works both on the Apple devices themselves and with AirTags or tags or third-party devices that are compatible with the Search application. The configuration is very simple, the exact steps are as follows:
- We open the Search application on our iPhone or iPad.
- We enter the tab Devices you Objects.
- In the section Notifications we touch Notify me when I don’t take it with me.
- We activate Notify me when I don’t take it with me.
- We support Okay.
It’s here important to talk about exceptions. In step four, at the bottom, we see the section Notify me, except in: which allows us to indicate the places where we may wish to leave our Mac, for example, without being notified. Usually we will put our house here, although for some devices like iPhone, turned off or not, maybe we would like it to always warn us, so that we do not leave the house without the phone. Notifications, in this case, will be displayed on the Apple Watch.
The truth is that it is a very simple system and at the same time with great power. Clearly AirTags can help us find anything missing or the search network itself can help locate devices as well, but a prevention system is even better. Now that we see that the search network has a lot more potential than what we could see a few months ago, the advice not to take something with us is further proof of that.
