Apple has finally launched its much-anticipated AirTag in the market which makes it easier for the users to keep track of their valuable things and objects. If you were wondering if the device can be used for tracking baggage, then you have come to the right place.
The simple answer to this is yes, the newly launched Apple AirTags can be used for the checked baggage, reports David Flynn of Executive Traveller. However, the tracking of bags won’t work in the airport conveyer belt system, despite the fact that there will be airport workers with iPhones working close to it.
This is because AirTag’s live here-I-am tracking isn’t intended for objects that are moving unless that happens at the most leisurely pace but the airport luggage belt is fast for the AirTags to work properly.
If you are concerned about the usage of rechargeable lithium-ion battery packs that have been banned by the airlines, then there’s nothing to worry about as this doesn’t apply to the tiny single-use lithium CR2023 cells.
In the future, Apple can expand the functionality of AirTag through a software update that would send a notification to the user’s iPhone once the device comes within the range of Bluetooth, such as when the bag lands on the carousel.
Currently, the scenario where AirTag can be useful for luggage tracking is when your bag has been unexpectedly directed to the oversized baggage office instead of coming out on the luggage belt or any similar situation where the bag is misplaced but is stationary.
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