If put one in car will it be traced easily if car were stolen? null

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Feefer · Accepted Answer

I’ve got one hidden inside my car for exactly that use in mind.

I’ve disconnected the Air Tag speaker (ifixit has a disassembly guide on their site: I removed the magnet that’s glued inside, so it won’t alert a car thief to its presence). My car must pass by another cell phone to update its location, but I live in the city, so that’s no problem. 

I’ve set it and left it in “lost mode”, since it’ll update its location more frequently (other iPhone users must physically tap on my Air Tag to see a programmed message: it’s impossible they’d do that, since I buried it under the dash).

“Easily” is hard to say, but I think of it like my poor man’s GPS auto theft recovery device (although GPS is more accurate, GPS devices require a $40 monthly subscription fee).

Mattwill28 · Answer

I would think as long as the car is close enough to someone who owns an Apple device, which is very likely these days.

Noah · Answer

I am assuming yes, it should work well for tracking a stolen car. You can find many videos of people testing these types of situations on YouTube in which they test if tracking stolen items is realistic with Apples AirTags.

Answered by Noah 5 years ago

Rick · Answer

Yes, as long as there are iphones in the vicinity.

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