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Philip Berne

My Android told me a mysterious AirTag was following me, but that's not what has me worried

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Android unknown tracker feature on Asus phone next to keychain with AirTag and iPhone from back showing cameras

I used to carry an iPhone 14 Pro, and I still use it, but it stopped being my cell phone when I got a Galaxy S23 Ultra. Blame the eSIM for not being able to swap back and forth easily. I keep it around for testing and writing about iOS and because I really like it. I also have a lot of iPhone accessories like Moment phone lenses, a ton of cool cases, and even a couple of AirTags. I’ve ruined the end of my story, because the AirTag following me was my own, but bear with me. It gets interesting, if you didn’t know that Android phones could do all of this. 

My girlfriend gave me a couple of her AirTags to use when we both had iPhones. I’m sadly now a green bubble on her iPhone 13 Pro display, but I still use those tags: one in my big suitcase, and one on a leather keychain attached to my keys. I misplace my car keys in my house all the time; the AirTag is still invaluable, so long as I keep my iPhone charged and ready to look. 

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