Does my iPhone work with Apple AirTags? All the supported models revealed

APPLE AirTags are a brilliant way to find lost belongings – but they don’t work with every iPhone model.

We’ve put together a quick guide on which iPhone you’ll need to use AirTags.

An AirTag can be attached to a set of keys, a suitcase or placed inside a purse – and then located using your iPhone[/caption]

What are Apple AirTags?

AirTags are small metal discs that you tack onto objects, and then locate them with an iPhone.

A single AirTag costs £29, or you can get a pack of four for £99.

It works using Apple’s global Find My ecosystem. It’s a network of over a billion devices, that can ping other devices nearby to help locate them.

That means if someone you don’t know walks near your lost iPhone with theirs, it can update the location on your Find My app.

This can be accessed via iCloud on the web, or an iPhone, iPad or Mac.

You can use Apple’s Find My app to track down your AirTags[/caption]

AirTag taps into this network, and lets you uncover a lost set of keys, a misplaced handbag, or a dearly departed suitcase.

It will use Find My to locate the AirTag on a map, just like a lost iPhone.

And once you get near to the AirTag, you’ll get proper directions and a distance counter to direct you to its exact spot – with pinpoint precision.

There are some caveats, depending on which iPhone you’ve got.

It needs to support iOS 14.5, so nothing older than an iPhone 6s will do.

And if you want to use the Precision Finding, you need an iPhone with a U1 chip.

That means any of the following devices:

However, Precision Finding is not necessary for basic AirTags functionality.

For normal usage, you just need an iPhone running iOS 14.5 or later.

Looking for tips and hacks for your phone? Want to find those secret features within social media apps? We have you covered…

In other news, check out our live coverage of the Apple Spring event.

And take a look at the big updates from the event here:

New iMac 2021 – a colourful update to the iMac with the powerful M1 chip on board
New iPad Pro 2021 – a better screen, support for 5G internet, and the speedy M1 chip at its heart
Apple AirTags – location-tracking tags that strap onto your keys or luggage, to be monitored using Apple’s Find My app on your iPhone

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