Even if they already existed tracking devices from different brands, the appearance of the AirTag more than a year ago has only increased its popularity. according to popular analyst Ming-Chi KuoApple doubled its sales forecast (20 million units in 2021) and predicts an upcoming second generation that we could see in 2023.
Anyway, the brand device success in combination with its ease of use and its ecosystem, it has enabled many users to locate their scooter (with one of them hidden inside) or even recover their expensive photographic equipment which was already considered lost.
With all this they appeared new use cases
Interest is growing, but brand recommendations should still be followed
These last months, some reddit users they launch questions and tips that are curious to say the least how to use them beyond our suitcases. For example, this parent who advises as a “Pro Disneyland Tip” on r/Disneyland to put an AirTag on the child to avoid losing him. The answers in your comments don’t think they’re trying to get him to change his mind: most of them tell him they do it regularly with their children too. Some even recommend putting an extra one in your stroller.
The conversation on this topic is not limited to this page: on r/toddlers (on small children) more than one comment can be found ask for opinions on the use of AirTags on your children. One of the answers even mentions a video where a father puts an AirTag in the sole of his son’s sports shoe. out of caution.
Photo by user nohambrady on Reddit
And be careful that the comments of these atypical uses not limited to children: In this other thread, Apple is asked about a possible software update allowing the location of a person – suffering from Alzheimer’s disease – to be shared between their relatives. And in the photo r/Nanny, a childminder asks the community about AirTags, because one of the children she cares for happened to wear them (without knowing
Apple clarifies this point: AirTags should only be used to track our objects. Neither animals nor people.
Apple’s message that should be very clear is that AirTags should not be used on animals or people, as device location uses positioning via Blutooth beacons and is not as accurate as a GPS locator can be. They are not intended as a preventative measure and although we may be tempted to use them as an “additional” precautionary measure, they are not a safe measure to monitor or rely on any living thing for: only objects.
