TechCan Tiles and AirTags help you avoid holiday hell? It’s complicatedBefore you put AirTags or Tiles in every piece of luggage it’s important to know their limitsWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechCan Tiles and AirTags help you avoid holiday hell? It’s complicatedBefore you put AirTags or Tiles in every piece of luggage it’s important to know their limitsWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Before you put AirTags or Tiles in every piece of luggage it’s important to know their limits
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
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I loveAirTagsandTiletrackers. I’ve lost count of the number of times they’ve stopped me from forgetting my car keys and my bag. And looking at the news reports of understaffed airports losing luggage or piling it high in all kinds of places, it looks like they’re the perfect solution to lost, misplaced or mistakenly grabbed suitcases and other travel essentials. So can these little trackers help you avoid holiday hell?
The short answer is yes, but also no. It’s complicated. Here’s why.
There are limits to what your Tile or AirTag can do
The problem isn’t the technology. Both kinds of trackers are brilliant, using Bluetooth LE and in some cases, Ultra Wideband too to locate your possessions with incredible speed and accuracy.
That’s fine if you’re in baggage reclaim and it alerts you that someone’s accidentally picked up your suitcase, or if you’ve boarded and need reassurance that your bags made it too, or if you’re prone to leaving backpacks under a bench when your bus or train arrives. But it’s not any help if your airline has accidentally sent your luggage to the wrong place, or if it was never put on your plane in the first place. In that last example, all it can really do is tell you that you don’t need to hang around the destination airport waiting for your bag and that you might need to come up with a plan B to replace everything you’d packed.
Should you tag your travel luggage? Absolutely. It’s a great way to ensure you don’t leave anything behind, such as your backpack in the airport food court, and it’s handy if like me you tend to get anxious about whether you’ve forgotten anything. But until Apple or Tile combines them with drone propellers, they don’t do anything to actually bring your luggage or backpack to you. All they can do is tell you where they were, or currently are. Actually getting hold of your lost luggage is still down to the airline: right now, there isn’t really an app for that.
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