Eli5 how does apple airtag works?

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Imagine you’re at the local dog park and let your dog off the leash. Your dog is running about and out of sight for you.

But all the other people in the park know your dog, and raise a hand when your fluffy boy is near them.

So as long as there are other dog owners there, you can find out where your dog is. But if your dog run somewhere without other people, there is no one there to tell you.

The airtag is like your dog. You can’t see it when it runs about, but other iPhones can see it and will «raise a hand» when they see it nearby. If there are no iPhones in the area, you can’t see the Airtag location.

The iPhones share this data completely anonymously, so you don’t know what «dog owner» saw your Airtag, only that it’s near them.

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