> AirTags are the only tracking device that have any kind of anti-stalking protection
But only if you own an iPhone, or have a specific Android app open.
But only if you own an iPhone, or have a specific Android app open.
No. Not if only. If they have been away from their paired phone for more than a few hours, they beep whenever they are moved.
And I remind you that all competing trackers have no anti-stalker functions at all.
Far more than a few — I am away from mine all day and they don't beep when moved. Apple apparently says it's somewhere between 8 and 24 hours. Also, they don't have to be right up against the paired phone — if someone is stalking a neighbor in apartment building, they probably come close enough to fool the system.
Most importantly, it's trivial to disable the beeping: https://www.tomsguide.com/news/muted-airtags-danger#:~:text=....
All this while she’s been actively involved in a court case for establishing a restraining order against a domestic abuser of hers.
If Apple actually cared they’d allow you to disable from the app. As is they’re just paying lip service to the abused while actively aiding the abusers.
Then the value of the product would be zero, because thieves would disable it remotely.
The stupid beeping is already annoying if I happen to have BT off and jiggle my own keys.
But: how is that AirPod not running out of battery?
I don’t know about battery. She hasn’t seen a notification in a bit. Maybe it ran its course. A whole lot of unnecessary stress along the way though.
It's the same for other trackers, ie Samsung SmartTags, just disconnect the internal speaker and you're good to go.
A tag that works as a silent car tracker and helps to recover your car is great. The same tag, but used to stalk someone else's car? Not that great.
I guess this is why we can't have nice things.
Google integrated this into Android, no need for an AirTags detection app anymore.