MayoFetish OP t1_j9kchp0 wrote on February 22, 2023 at 4:49 PM

Reply to comment by LigerXT5 in Apple is convinced my dog is stalking me. A vital AirTag safety feature is incorrectly notifying me every day. by MayoFetish

The account linking would be the solution but it doesn't exist yet.

LigerXT5 t1_j9kczuf wrote on February 22, 2023 at 4:52 PM

Still brainstorming, another idea I'm thinking through is telling the app said tracker is permitted. How is a good question. Either...

A. I would hold the tracker in question, hit the button on the tracker when the screen prompts, and permits it to be near you. That way the user can't ignore all of them, and not be aware of the tracking, and the user knows exactly where the tracker is physically.

B. I could permit the tracker, but I have the enter the tracker owner's ID (email address or something). Again, allows the user to permit the tracker, and there's still no question that the user knows of the tracker, and who it belongs to.

Impressive_Insect_75 t1_j9kh3tb wrote on February 22, 2023 at 5:18 PM

How is that different from your partner keys? Do you get alerted every time you drive together to Costco?

earthwormjim91 t1_j9lesmt wrote on February 22, 2023 at 8:43 PM

AirTags only notify you if an AirTag that isn't yours is following you without the owner nearby. So riding together it wouldn't notify that it's following.

Impressive_Insect_75 t1_j9mlowr wrote on February 23, 2023 at 1:29 AM

Thx. That makes more sense.

LigerXT5 t1_j9kpkt3 wrote on February 22, 2023 at 6:09 PM

Considering I don't have any trackers, and I'm going off what Apple advertises, lists in their online information, and common issues people discuss on Reddit (which in itself is questionable to include, lol)...

The only different in this case is the owner, in this case my wifi, is within the same vicinity. My concern is when she's out, say at work when I'm not, and some of her tagged items are sitting at home when I am.

Let's say "Home" is flagged and the alerts don't come up. As mentioned, traveling. Let's say she left a tagged container/item in the car, and I take the car, it'd alert me. That's fine. Let me flag it as to be ignored (different ways as discussed by others and myself here). Or as one other mentioned, let's say I take my wife's keys to take the car, it'd be nagging me too.

vanhalenbr t1_j9ksuvv wrote on February 22, 2023 at 6:29 PM

It does. I have my wife in my family and I can see her and her devices on “Find My”…. But I cannot leave our dog AirTag as “family”.

jrhiggin t1_j9khrkv wrote on February 22, 2023 at 5:22 PM

Domestic violence situations come to mind. Carry this tracker or I'll beat the shit out of you.

edit: Domestic violence is brought up in the article.