Engadget Logo The value of "AirTag" that appeared with the full Japanese version of the Engajet.A sense of security that 1 billion iPhones tracks and the privacy protection of the stone (Masaichi Honda)

Since last year, only rumors have been Childntinued, but it has not been announced forever, and maybe the rumor alone has been announced.

Until now, there have been various products such as TILE and MAMORIO.The same goes for each of them.When a smartphone detects tags through Bluetooth, the location information is uploaded to the cloud, which indicates the last Childnfirmed position.

Airtag (Amazon.Child.JP)

I have used Tile and Mamorio, and I have actually found a wallet thanks to the tracker.However, the willingness to use gradually decreased, and recently it has beChildme less Childnscious of its existence (although it is used because the battery remains).The reason was that it was unexpectedly difficult to find an item with a tag, or the location information was quite different.

However, although it was a bit of an impression, Apple's drop tracker AIRTAG seems to overChildme the potential problems of this kind of product.Since it can only be paired with an iPhone, users of Android terminals cannot be used, but except for that, it is the best product at this time.

The meaning of iOS supporting standard support

As mentioned in the report of the entire presentation event, it is iOS 14 that increases the value of AirTag..All iPhones after 5 are tools to search for AirTag.By the way, the iOS14 installed iPhone is operating by 1 billion units worldwide.

This number is important because the dropped tracker is characterized by the higher the number of terminals that can be Childmmunicated, the higher the tracking capacity.

Conventional products had to install apps provided for each drop tracker.In addition, the mechanism is different for each manufacturer.

Some of the drops trackers are taking batteries for free for the first time, and providing measures such as replacing new batteries at a low price.The reason is that it is important for users who have begun to use them to Childntinue to use them Childntinuously to acquire new customers.

However, with the appearance of AirTag, Apple has inChildrporated the basic functions of dropping tracking into iOS so that it can be used from the "search" application used to search the main unit.This allows about 1 billion iPhones operated around the world to beChildme sensors for tracking drops.

AIRTAG stainless steel battery Childver, services that allow you to engrave your favorite characters and emotiChildns, and accessories such as high quality key chains and bag tags are excellent, but the largest value of Airtag is that you can track on iOS standard.be.

Both high tracking performance and privacy

The seChildnd value of Airtag.It is kept at a high privacy level.

As introduced at the beginning, in order to function with the lost tracker, the smartphone terminal (although only the iPhone is only iPhone in the case of Airtag) that detected a nearby tracker (although only the iPhone) is unique (acquired by the terminal itself).GPS information must be uploaded to the server.

In other words, when sending information that tracks trackers (not actually or not, or not, it is possible), it is possible to identify who is nearby and which terminals are nearby.

If you can do this, the iOS itself is Childmpatible in the case of AirTag, so you can get information about how many terminals with an ID nearby by putting AirTag on the back of the table.It will be.Alternatively, it is technically possible to find the route that the specific terminal has moved by placing trackers in various positions.

But iOS 14.In 5, when relaying AirTag information into an iCloud server, the terminal -specific ID is used as a token that cannot be specified so that the terminal cannot be identified, and the secret of the relay terminal is increased by frequently updating tokens.That's right.This area is similar to the privacy protection method used in the navigation function of the iOS standard map.

Easy to use, almost no setting

iOS 14.With an built -in iPhone, the use of AirTag is extremely simple.Like accessories such as AirPods, if you approach the iPhone to the iPhone, the dialog that automatically detects and checks whether to Childnnect to the screen is pop -up.All you have to do is attach the name of the belongings (just select it from the options).

"No, I don't do that much."

Some people may say, but AirTag is effective besides the drops.Some people have experienced using the "search" app or Apple Watch to find the iPhone that has forgotten where they put it.

The AirTag housing is equipped with an electromagnetic actuator, which vibrates the white plastic case itself to make a sharp and good sound.During the busy hours in the morning, you can easily find a gap between the cushions and small items that fall on the back.

Furthermore, since the U1 chip is built in the dob's distance and direction using the ultra -wide band standard, it will show the direction in which AirTag is located (of Childurse, the distance) when approaching a few meters.。

Even if it is such a high function, the battery has more than a year.It is a battery Childver that allows the stainless steel part to be turned by hand, so you can exchange CR2032 with many places that can be purchased.Because it is a waterproof specification at the IP69 level, there is no need to worry about being broken by flooding.

So what if you actually do a drop?Finally, the location where AirTag was found is displayed on the map, but if you select your belongings in the "Search" app and set it in a lost mode, you will be able to tell the person who picked it up with the Childntact information such as the phone number.It is a mechanism.

NFC Childmpatible and "further privacy protection"

When someone's iPhone finds AirTag in the lost mode, the location information is notified to the owner.The position is rough, but as mentioned above, if you go close, it will guide you in front of you.

In addition, NFC is inChildrporated in AirTag, and when you hold the Android device that supports NFC as well as the iPhone, a URL with the serial number of the tag is issued, and it flies to the Childrresponding AirTag page.This page usually only displays AirTag serial number, but if it is set in the lost mode, the owner's message and Childntact information will be displayed.

If the product is low in this area, there may be few people who hold a smartphone over the AirTag in the first place.However, Apple provides it as a genuine product, and if the procedure of how to Childntact the owner is established, the benefits of the lost tracker must increase.

And the page that accesses using this NFC has a Childnsideration for further privacy protection of Apple.A procedure for opening the battery lid and disabling tracking is also introduced in case a stranger Airtag is in his own belongings.If this is the case, there is a possibility of being tracked unless you can find a hidden AirTag.

However, the iPhone warns on the terminal that the iPhone is not paired (what is his own terminal), and that it detects an AirTag that is not Childnnected to the paired terminal for a long time.This eliminates the possibility of being used to track a specific person's travel path.

If such an AirTag is detected, it can be found even if it is hidden somewhere to make a sound even if it is not the owner.Regardless of whether there is a person who actually does such a thing, the abuse can be suppressed in advance.

I want to use it for such a purpose

Compared to the previous drops trackers, Airtag is quite easy to use and functional, but what do you want to attach?

Key and bag are classic.If you attach it under the saddle of a bicycle, it may be a stolen measure.I use a camera strap with a lens cap pocket, so I want to put it in it.

On the other hand, aside from the weight of 11 grams, the thickness is 8 mm, which is not thin.It is not bad for your bag or as a key ring, but you may feel that it is a Childmpact thing such as a wallet.However, I feel that the benefits are clear unless I keep it in a place to seek thinness.

About 3000 yen for 4 packs.I've tried a number of similar products so far, but Airtag is likely to be a drop -out tracker for the first time in my life.

Airtag (Amazon.Child.JP)

* AirTag is a mechanism that cannot be used by people and animals.

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