How do I find my luggage on my iPhone?

When you want to track your luggage on your journey, open up the Find My app and choose the My Items tab. Then pick the tracker in your luggage. While your own iPhone can track the AirTag if close enough, the real power of the device is the Find My network.



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Apple AirTags can be placed in carry-on luggage to alert you if you left a bag behind or if someone takes your carry-on bag by accident (or on purpose). You need to go through a few steps before you can use Apple AirTags for luggage tracking. Let's show you how to set them up and use them when you travel.

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Or, go online to your airline's website and enter in your name and your luggage reference number or bag tag number. Find your luggage easily by using a brightly-colored suitcase or suitcase cover. Track your luggage yourself by using an electronic GPS locator, like AirTags or Tile.

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Using Apple AirTags for luggage After your Apple AirTags are set up, you can use them to track your luggage.

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Travel experts increasingly recommend following Campbell's advice and putting Apple AirTags, Tiles, or other electronic tracking devices in their bags – especially checked luggage – before they head to the airport.

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Luggage trackers use Bluetooth and GPS signaling to relay the location of the device back to a phone or tablet. Even if you're thousands of miles away, the tracker can usually display a location on a map on your device, which is particularly useful if your luggage gets lost in transit.

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The official iPhone Bluetooth range is 800 feet (which means if you or anyone with an iPhone passes within 800 feet of an AirTag, you can track it). However, the effective Bluetooth range varies based on surrounding conditions and obstructions like buildings and electronic interference.

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