

When a nearby Apple device is detected, like an iPhone or iPad, your AirTag will ping the location of that Apple device and report the location of the AirTag back to the user. The concept is rather simple - you put the AirTag, a disc slightly larger than a quarter, in the item you are interested in tracking, say a suitcase or a purse, and from there, it passively tracks the tagged item. If you are unfamiliar with AirTags, Apple rolled out this Bluetooth tracking device in 2021. TPG has written extensively about Apple AirTags, which many staffers and readers have used - and subsequently praised - to help locate missing suitcases and prevent others from getting lost.
