Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world to Public Freakout@lemmy.world · 23 days agoThieves caught stealing political yard signsfiles.catbox.moevideomessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1110arrow-down11
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minus-squarekevindqc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down1·edit-223 days agoThey have to be near any iPhone, which will then tell apple where the airtag (which is using Bluetooth) is. It has a CR2032 button cell battery. More recent iPhones can use ultra wideband to more accurately track the airtag position.
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·23 days agoHow far is “close”? Unless these people left their phone in their car, it eould have to be more than 30 feet like bluetooth, right?
minus-squareCaptDust@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-223 days ago10-30 meters from airtag to the random apple device, pending environment conditions.
They have to be near any iPhone, which will then tell apple where the airtag (which is using Bluetooth) is. It has a CR2032 button cell battery. More recent iPhones can use ultra wideband to more accurately track the airtag position.
How far is “close”? Unless these people left their phone in their car, it eould have to be more than 30 feet like bluetooth, right?
10-30 meters from airtag to the random apple device, pending environment conditions.
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