RIP Tile Trackers
The AirTag arrived with a big advantage over existing tracking devices like the Tile, taking advantage of the millions and millions of Apple devices constantly in use around the world to track their location, without the need for those devices to be running a specific app. But the AirTags also arrived with some annoying limitations, including the fact they could only be registered and tracked by a single user. So only one person in the family could keep tabs on a pet with an AirTag around its collar. With iOS 17, AirTags can finally be shared with up to five different users, so an entire family can track the location of a pet, for example, or find where it’s hiding using an iPhone.
