Finding a lost AirTag
How other iPhone owners help keep a watchful eye over your lost AirTag (and whatever it is attached to).
1 of 18 Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET
Waiting in line for the Apple Store
Very good COVID protocols here.
For more information about what happens when you lose an Apple AirTag, click here.
2 of 18 Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET
Here is the AirTag
I bought a few. This one ended up being the one that I possibly sacrifice to the testing gods.
3 of 18 Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET
Unboxing in in the rain
Glad it's waterproof!
4 of 18 Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET
Nice...
5 of 18 Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET
... and shiny!
6 of 18 Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET
Activated!
7 of 18 Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET
With me... for now!
8 of 18 Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET
Can you spot the AirTag?
9 of 18 Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET
I left it close to the entrance to a trail
One of the ways to get onto the Kelvin Walkway, a trail along the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland.
10 of 18 Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET
Oh dear, I've 'lost' my AirTag
11 of 18 Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET
Engaging Lost Mode
12 of 18 Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET
Lost Mode enabled!
13 of 18 Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET
Here's the general location...
It would have been cheating to leave it in the middle of the city!
14 of 18 Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET
First ping!
15 of 18 Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET
More pings!
16 of 18 Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET
Retrieved the AirTag
17 of 18 Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET
AirTag on vacation at its new location!
18 of 18 Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET
It's still there!
Related Galleries
Holiday wallpaper for your phone: Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year's, and winter scenes
![Holiday lights in Central Park background]()
Related Galleries
Holiday wallpaper for your phone: Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year's, and winter scenes
21 Photos
Winter backgrounds for your next virtual meeting
![Wooden lodge in pine forest with heavy snow reflection on Lake O'hara at Yoho national park]()
Related Galleries
Winter backgrounds for your next virtual meeting
21 Photos
Holiday backgrounds for Zoom: Christmas cheer, New Year's Eve, Hanukkah and winter scenes
![3D Rendering Christmas interior]()
Related Galleries
Holiday backgrounds for Zoom: Christmas cheer, New Year's Eve, Hanukkah and winter scenes
21 Photos
Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6: Electric vehicle extravaganza
![img-8825]()
Related Galleries
Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6: Electric vehicle extravaganza
26 Photos
A weekend with Google's Chrome OS Flex
![img-9792-2]()
Related Galleries
A weekend with Google's Chrome OS Flex
22 Photos
Cybersecurity flaws, customer experiences, smartphone losses, and more: ZDNet's research roundup
![shutterstock-1024665187.jpg]()
Related Galleries
Cybersecurity flaws, customer experiences, smartphone losses, and more: ZDNet's research roundup
8 Photos
Inside a fake $20 '16TB external M.2 SSD'
![Full of promises!]()