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An Apple Air tag allows you to track your motorbike in real time, and is the easy equivalent of an old school 'tracker'

An Apple Air tag allows you to track your motorbike in real time, and is the easy equivalent of an old school 'tracker' - @Angolhapsi

There are some compatible ones in Aldi right now - think they are made by Maginon. 

Something like 8K HUF for 3 of them. 

Don't know if there's a subscription needed - said it works in iPhone and Android.

I didn't buy it because it'd probably needs a subscription to work and I don't have Apple stuff.

@fluffy2560

We bought some, and there is no subscription. We have Android phones. I think we got them on Amazon, quite cheap, a pack of 4.

@fluffy2560
We bought some, and there is no subscription. We have Android phones. I think we got them on Amazon, quite cheap, a pack of 4. - @SimCityAT

How does it work with Android? Wondering how it can trace luggage which is miles away?

@fluffy2560

No idea, not used itt.

@fluffy2560 No idea, not used itt. - @SimCityAT

I've read up on it.   ANY Apple phone or iPad is listening for signals from tags.  It uses Bluetooth.

The IPhone/iPad then reports the tag to Apple which then shares it with the owner of the tag via the Find My Device application.   

It uses the Apple devices' location to triangulate the position of the tag from different Bluetooth connections using signal strength.   There's no GPS.   

Obviously to work, owners of Apple devices have to be running the Find My Device application listening for tags.

Presumably the Maginon version does more or less the same except via Android.

If someone finds a tag, they can use NFC (Near Field Communications) (like used to pay at a card terminal) to inquire on the tag and this will allow the finder to message the owner.  All tags are registered.

There's an tag monitor which "stops" people putting hidden tracking devices on people/devices/cars etc.  People will become aware of a tag near them.

Now I know, I might consider getting some. Maybe the Aldi version. I could get some and hide them in my suitcase, laptop and my bike etc.   Maybe one on my son's fancy electric scooter.

What they've got to do on marketing is be clearer on how it works as I didn't know until I read up on it.