OutdoorAppDeveloper

This anti-trust fight is going to go down in flames in the US at least. Once again they raised the most selfish issue of all: Money. Had this been about the right of consumers to decide for themselves what apps they can use on the devices they own, it could have succeeded. They could have rolled it into the right to repair fight as well. Why is a 30% "Apple Tax" unacceptable but a 15% cut perfectly fine?

Tim Cook deserves a lot of praise. From a customer standpoint, Apple has reliably delivered the products it promised even during the chip shortage. Apple rarely overpromises on its products capabilities. I do wish that Apple took more risks, although perhaps not at the "bet the company" level of Steve Jobs. Apple has the opportunity to disrupt the entire computer industry with the M1 and M2 processors but to do that they would have to draw far outside the lines. Steve would have created a Mac Nano by now costing around $300 with a M1 processor. It would have turned the industry upside down as the Windows world has literally nothing to compete with that. In other areas, such as VR, Apple is far behind the rest of the industry. Perhaps their AR glasses will redefine the market the way the iPhone did.

Xed said:

OutdoorAppDeveloper said:

My AirTag review (as of about a minute of use):
Looks great. Smaller than I thought.
Too heavy for use on a drone due to the metal construction.
There are no flat surfaces so it can't be mounted to another flat surface with adhesive.
Set up was super easy. You just pull the cover off and hold it near your iPhone and everything is automatic.
In fact set up was so easy that Tile absolutely has a case. It would be impossible to implement a similar UI without support from iOS that they do not have access to.
On Bluetooth it shows up as connectable but without a name and no additional information.
Odd behavior: It advertises itself at full power but when you connect to it, the signal strength varies greatly over time even with both the phone and AirTag right next to each other. This appears to be intentional on Apple's part. However it is the only device which has this pattern of behavior which makes it detectable as an AirTag. Not sure if this is what Apple intended.

When you open up the package how do you turn them on?

The stretchy plastic wrapper has a little bit tucked inside the AirTag. When you pull it out, the battery makes contact and it turns on. Then you just hold it close to your iPhone and a UI will magically pop up to let you register it. Sometimes Apple really nails it with the UI and this is one of those times.

Xed said:

TechnoTacno said:

So, I just left my air tag at home next to my wife’s iPhone. 

I marked it as lost. Then I went shopping. 

It didn’t turn up until I got home  Not only that, it didn’t turn up until I opened the find my app and searched for it. 

Totally disappointed. Tile app at least would send me an email to let me know my device we found. 

Does your wife have Find My installed? If so, was it running?

Was your wife's iPhone up to date with the latest iOS 14.5? Is she in your family sharing? Do you share your location with her?

My AirTag review (as of about a minute of use):
Looks great. Smaller than I thought.
Too heavy for use on a drone due to the metal construction.
There are no flat surfaces so it can't be mounted to another flat surface with adhesive.
Set up was super easy. You just pull the cover off and hold it near your iPhone and everything is automatic.
In fact set up was so easy that Tile absolutely has a case. It would be impossible to implement a similar UI without support from iOS that they do not have access to.
On Bluetooth it shows up as connectable but without a name and no additional information.
Odd behavior: It advertises itself at full power but when you connect to it, the signal strength varies greatly over time even with both the phone and AirTag right next to each other. This appears to be intentional on Apple's part. However it is the only device which has this pattern of behavior which makes it detectable as an AirTag. Not sure if this is what Apple intended.