The best way to locate your suitcase isn’t a cassette or a key fob, it’s an Airtag

It is a common practice: placing labels, bracelets or even stickers on our suitcase to know which one it is exactly and to be able to differentiate it from the rest of the passengers, something very useful when we travel by plane or by car. train. But This doesn’t seem like a good idea.

And airport employees are starting to warn that “personalizing” our suitcase in this way, despite the fact that it has a practical purpose to save us possible headaches, could become a big problem likely to end, even in the possibility that you will not arrive at the plane on time.

The reason is that the bands people attach to their suitcases can cause problems scanning them in the baggage hall, and the automatic process becomes manual and therefore much slower. And minutes in an airport are very precious.

So, what can we do to locate the suitcase and know for sure that it is ours if it is not possible to add identification? Easy: Bluetooth rastreadores like the Apple AirTag. We tell you about this device and others like it below.

Bluetooth suitcase trackers

Apple AirTag

We start with the most popular, the Apple AirTag (29 dollars), a small device that can be located from the iPhone or iPad through the Search app, even when we are miles away using a phone from a company other than us nearby. Its autonomy is approximately one year and the battery can be easily changed at home, in addition to being water resistant.

Eufy Security SmartTrack link

A cheaper alternative to Apple’s is the eufy Security SmartTrack Link (24.99 dollars). It performs the same function as the AirTag: it integrates with Apple’s search network to be able to locate it from the iPhone or iPad. It only works with iOS devices, not Android, and lets you ring the iPhone to locate it with a simple double tap. The autonomy can go up to a year and its strong point is that it already has a hole to place it on a key ring, for example, without having to buy a case as is the case with the one Original Apple.

Pro Tile

The previous two proposals only work with iOS devices, so Android users are left out. But there are other options, and one of the most important is Tile Pro (27.99 dollars), which has a 120 meter search radius, one-year battery and compatibility with Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri. Double-tapping the phone is sound activated so it can be placed between sofa cushions and it has a hole for placing it on key rings, suitcases or backpacks.

Samsung Galaxy SmartTag 2

Users of Samsung devices have their own Bluetooth tracker, the Galaxy SmartTag 2 (26.44 dollars). Offers up to 500 days of battery lifeit has an IP67 rating to be water and dust resistant, it has Compass View and Search Near functions to find it more intuitively, as well as a large hole to attach it to your suitcase, backpack back or key ring without the need for additional accessories. .

Bluetooth tracker in card form

We end up with a cheap alternative from AliExpress (11.62 dollars) which also stands out for credit card form, being thinner than previous options and ideal for placing in wallets, although it can easily be placed in a backpack or suitcase. It integrates with Apple’s Find My network, so it acts like an AirTag, but costs a lot less.

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