With iOS 17, Apple lets you share AirTags with friends and family

Apple’s AirTag item trackers are about to get more useful — with iOS 17, you’ll be able to share them and other Find My Objects with up to five other people, the company has quietly revealed.

This means you can start tracking communal property, not just purely personal items. Where are the household car keys? How about the Apple TV remote? Did we duct-tap the AirTag because it unfortunately still doesn’t come with a UWB locator? it’s my turn to play zelda Where did the switch go?

Frankly, the excuse that I need to buy more than one single AirTag is simply because Personal The possession I lost is my wallet and Apple’s tracker makes a bit too much of a fuss. Other communal possessions like coffee mugs equipped with Find My may also make a bit more sense.

Please note that this is subject to change No Those concerned about stalkers and domestic abusers are welcome – trackers are fundamentally dangerous technology in the wrong hands. If someone adds you an AirTag, don’t blindly accept it: They could put that AirTag on your person or your vehicle and could theoretically follow you.

iPhones are designed to alert you if an unknown AirTag is detected traveling with you; Previously, you could “borrow” items equipped with an AirTag by turning off its alerts Or find and deactivate it via Alert. (Things have been tougher on Android, but Google and Apple have started working together.) But if you agree to accept someone’s shared AirTag, that AirTag won’t alert you.