I had a vehicle stolen which was Air-tagged. Police were able to recover it based on the location I got from the AirTag, but it was out by a small margin and updates of it's location were days apart. I did not put it in lost mode for fear of revealing it's location; I had not know how to disable the speaker, so this is a great piece of knowhow. Thanks! PS: Several other vehicles were recovered at the same time as a result 🙂
"I did not put it in lost mode for fear of revealing it's location;" The airtag itself knows nothing of "lost mode" just like it knows nothing of its location. The Lost Mode setting just means that Apple's servers will forward any location packets with your Airtag's identifier (or your phone will go and look for those packets periodically). The airTag is completely unaware of the existence of a "lost mode". Also, a better piece of hardware to use for this is the Atuvos Tracker. It uses the same Find My network, but it doesn't have the precision finding feature which a thief could use to find it inside of your car (which is a feature Apple just enabled recently- allowing OTHER people to precision-locate YOUR tracker if they have stolen your item). So yeah. Atuvos (though the speaker is harder to disable than on an airtag). Or Chipolo.
@@HollywoodCharityAuctioncom you do realize that these all have about the same range, right? I’ve gotten an Atuvos signal picked up from 300 yards away (not 300 feet. Yards). The distance at which your (my) iPhone can connect to them is much shorter. But it was the same for the Atuvos and the AirTag. They all broadcast at the same power, once every 2 seconds, and they have similar antennas. Advertised range is not a deciding factor.
@Craig Saunders - if you didn’t put the tag into ‘lost mode’ and the police still found your vehicle why do you need to put it into ‘lost mode’ ? Sorry I’m a bit puzzled and just after some advice. I don’t want to take the speaker out if I don’t have to.
I guess if a thief has stolen your vehicle, knows there is an AirTag but can’t find it then the longer they can’t find it the more “hot” the vehicle becomes and the probability increases they’ll abandon it.
Might work great with a CR2032 to USB adapter that you could hook up somewhere in the vehicle. Hardwire a 12v to USB adapters and then you'd have unlimited battery life
Remember, the battery has to be changed once a year, make sure you can retrieve it later. A big negative with the Apple AirTag is the fact that it can often goes several HOURS without updating its location, even in an area packed with other iPhone users.
Its worth mentioning that the battery life is about a year on AirTags so you need to hide it in a place where you can get back to it to change the battery in the future.
I expected to see comments saying, “but you don't have to disable the speaker, you can just change the settings”. How could Apple not give you a silent option so you can use it to protect devices from being stolen? Crazy!
Best place to hide a tracker like airtag in your car would be a spot high in the interior least obstructed by metal with line of sight to the outside. I'm thinking inside the center plastic mirror housing would be ideal. My second choice would be under top dash panel, or under window pillar cover. Think high, and open. Wireless signal is very directional, the closer to line of sight (still hidden) to all the other iphones, the better it will work. Good idea deleting the speaker, btw.
Great video. Thank you for the step by step procedure. I am getting a new car soon and I was going to put an AirTag in it to protect it. I had no clue about disabling the speaker. Five stars. Thanks!
Great video! I didn't want to remove the speaker, though it looks relatively easy. What I did was place the airtag inside a first aid kit (closeable plastic box) and then put the box in the trunk area of my Forrester under towels and other clothing. Didn't hear a peep, and I think the range was improved over having it in the main seating area of the car.
The problem with this approach is thieves will often start tossing loose stuff out of your vehicle. The most effective approach is silencing the tag and putting it someplace where the thief is highly unlikely to find it. The dome light is an excellent spot because it does not block RF transmission into the cars interior.
The fact that new iPhone tell you if an air tag is tracking you is that the person stealing the car if they see this message on their phone they will worry and abandon the car thinking it’s hot
people seem to think they finally found the ultimate way to stop thieves stealing cars but please someone explain to me what stops the thief from carrying a portable Bluetooth jammer to actively jamm the airtags signal and maybe a bluetooth sniffer to find out if the car has an airtag in the first place? come on people a 30usd silly device isnt gonna stop any thief who knows what he is doing. it may stop junkies though
Even if you disable a speaker it is still possible to locate AirTag using precise finding (available on iPhone11 and later). Actually it is possible to create an AirTag clone tracker which will be not detectable by phones automatically (iPhone will not notify you). So it there are significant demand it is possible to start manufacturing.
As you placed the tag inside the car, would this not effect the signal? Should the tag be placed outside the car, as in the bumper etc? Just wondering! Thanks for the video 😎👍🏽
Since Apple warned people if an AirTag which doesn't belong to them has an AirTag following them it's not a good choice. The new update allows not to be warned on the Tile trackers. But it's not on apples network. However I suggest placing it as far away from the driver as possible. Preferable wrapped with waterproof plastic bag in the bumper or under the car as far back as possible. Do remember to change the battery every year. Even though it will inform the thief that an AirTag is following you, a good idea would be to hide it a solid place that would take a special tool to remove when they find it, and always place more then just one.
It will inform only from 8 to 24 hours and not before that "Currently, users will receive an alert at a random period between eight and 24 hours once an unknown AirTag has been detected traveling with them."
great video, thank you. Since the purpose of this to make sure that thieves/criminals are not alerted to the AirTag being in the car, hence taking out the speaker. But what happens if a criminal has an iPhone or some other Apple device that can alert/notify them that they are being 'followed' by an unknown Airtag?
"Currently, users will receive an alert at a random period between eight and 24 hours once an unknown AirTag has been detected traveling with them." - meaning you have at least 8 hours to start finding the location of your stolen car. I want to also use the Google tag when it comes out, as an additional tracker.
You can get 3rd party cases, in a variety of colors, that have an adhesive back. If nothing else, it prevents the tag from bouncing around while driving.
Ideally you want the device outside of your vehicle provided it will still be protected from the elements. Putting it outside of your vehicle gives the device the best chance of pinging people’s IOS devices which will give the device the best chance for updating its location accurately. This also means installing it inside or behind a material like plastic or rubber and not metal which will be less likely to interfere with the device’s transmission and reception range.
Great Video thanks for the detailed information I just bought a 4 pack I will probably put 2 in my car in different places just to screw with the car thief 😂also better chance of pinging either side or ends of the vehicle I’m thinking put one in the outside plastic mirror would probably be a great spot and one in a more difficult to find location. If it lets the criminals know they are being tracked I don’t care more than likely they will get out of the vehicle as soon as they know it’s there. If there are 2 hidden tags then they won’t hang around hopefully they leave the vehicle before damaging it
That’s a really good idea! If you put 2 or more air tags in the vehicle you can at least scare the thieves by having one play the alarm and the other(s) silent and hidden in a different location. The thieves might quickly abandon the vehicle if they think they’re being tracked instead of taking it somewhere further away.
My car was stolen twice in the same year..they tore apart the car looking for anything I could’ve hidden..all of the spots mentioned were torn open except for the lights. Be careful.
Bro thanks for this video. I got my car stolen 3 times in 3 months already because I rent them out via UberCarshare. Going to get the proper tracker, but for now, going to use this. Thankyou
When we cannot hear the sound, a supported iPhone model with Ultra Wideband, can also tap Find Nearby to use Precision Finding to help you locate the unknown AirTag.
Good idea, but never put anything in the steering column. Also don’t put it too close to the exterior metal as the metal can interfere with the tag’s signal and may make the triangulation more difficult. Although it will still be close enough to spot you vehicle.
Test the range of the tag when outside/inside your car. There may be some hiding spots that are better than others for transmission that can catch phones that are further away.
Why doesn’t Apple offer an option to turn the speaker off from the app? That way you can turn it off or on at your will rather than having to dissect the tags.
No one discusses this but Apple actually use every iphone on this planet as a tracking device to locate an airtag. Now there must be a fine print somewhere where i sighned up for this, but I feel this is a huge breach of trust and privacy.
@brivt, stop being paranoid. No one cares what you do in your daily life, no one cares about your "privacy". You're not that important. Humans need to work together and that goes for their devices too, plus this doesnt use any of your data
Rubbish! Locating an AirTag via iPhones that are passing by is simply using the i-network that all Apple devices belong to. There is no breach of trust and privacy. An AirTag sending out an "I'm lost" broadcast signal is little different from your iPhone searching for an AirDrop recipient. If you are paranoid about trust and privacy, ditch your cell phone.
I do not understand why you have to remove the speaker. The airTag will tell you the location and does not beep if you do not do anything. Did I miss anything?
It will beep after a long enough time, in addition to that, a foreign iPhone can make it beep as well, watch my latest more detailed video on installing an AirTag on a bike if you want to know more
@@james_gatlin Sorry but I called Apple and the representative said it does not beep if I put it in a car. Can you please elaborate how long is enough time?
Great video on how to remove the speaker.....but, you suggest a shit load of places to put the AirTag but most involve the inability to retrieve it because once you drop it into these spaces it's basically floating around inside of something. When the battery needs to be changed....well, good luck getting it out of the place you just dropped it into! Put it somewhere you can easily access to retrieve it and be able to service the Tag. No idiot thief is going to have a clue it's there, you don't have to hide it extremely well.... throw it into a center console or glove box with other things and they will never find it. If they steal your car they want other things then the junk in your center console or glove box. Attach it under your seat where you can easily get to it. Please don't follow this guy's advice and pry something off and "drop it inside" ...... LoL!
Question, who is sending the signal to me in Find My app? Is it the airtag it self or is it the iphone that will be near the airtag hidden in the car? Could be that if the iphone sending me the signal is moving away quickly from the airtag/car so it s not accurate? Like iphone sending the signal shows a location but the airtag/car is 1 km away
Excellent video thank you very much. IfIf a thief is an iPhone user, is there anyway they can detect the presence of one of these devices in the car even though the speaker has been removed?
@@pinecedar180 I took out the speaker in mine and hid it. There’s no way they’ll find it in my car and less they spend hours and the iPhone allows them to detect within a foot or 2
I see that you haven’t uploaded much videos. I’m subscribing to your channel just to encourage you to upload more content. You have more than 1000 subscribers now and you can monetize the videos. You explained the steps in detail and so I would like to see more helpful videos from you. 👍
Thx. for the video, that was great info. Can you tell me if i can use this to track my Cat.? I have an outdoor cat and i was thinking of putting this in his collar in case he gets lost. Will it work?
Get a tire guy to patch it to the inner wall of your front tire and rebalance it. They will never find it and suspect in the engine bay if they get close. They ditch the car if they can't find it.
Wouldn't have changed a damn thing. Seeing is not doing or foreseeing, so don't sweat it. 😉 And I hope you've reported it and the cops will find those bastards and your car. 🙏✌
So removing the speaker is perfect. But. Doesn’t the air tag still send a notification to nearby iPhones in lost mode? So if the criminal has an iPhone, they’ll know they’re being tracked?
As the owner of a few AirTags, the one obvious thing that comes to mind…..is that the AirTag will advertise to another apple iPhone, that it’s been tracking you as an unknown device.
I glued mine (without removing the speaker) in the boot. It's in the boot-lid. Don't put in places that a thief or car-jacker might open up for parts or to steal stuff from the vehicle. Boot lid is something that most thieves won't touch unless he's stepping down the whole vehicle to its bare-bones. Plus, when its in the boot, the sound of the beeper in the Air-Tag is very faint or not noticeable at all if you're driving.
for the love of god, use protection when using a sharp blade!! especially when you handling it this way to open a small object and your hands are close... I can't see this video again now... 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱
Very good video . I purchased these waterproof magnetic cases for Air Tags . I have one hidden in the base of the front seat that’s got a brand new unmodified Air Tag in it , and I removed the speaker from my first gen Air Tag and hid it in the magnetic case under my F150 . This way I’m hoping if they find the first one they’ll discard it and ignore the stealth one for the time being . I’m also debating to see if they work in fluid , as I’m tempted to drop one in those water tight cases into the windshield reservoir tank , as I think it may even muffle the sound so it doesn’t have to have its speaker removed .
What distance does the tag work to find the stolen car? 100 km? More? Less? Have you tried that? Is there a possibility to stop the engine with the app?
Remember that if you hide your air tag, don't forget where it is because you will need to get it back out to replace the battery every year. I have 8 air tags so it's harder to remember where they are. I have mine named, I laser ecthed the names and documented who is where. Guys, if you tell your wife/gf then you just recuded you security by at least 50% ?
1st. Don’t pick a place too hard to get to as you will need to change the battery at some point and you should know your vehicle is stolen rather quickly. Most are joy rides and they won’t care if it’s found in a day or two or it’s off to a chop shop and they’ll find it in a day anyway. 2nd. Get a plastic sludge for opening small electronics over a knife and you will not put little dents in the plastic like the knife did. 3rd….to he creator… ,are a cleaner vid by scrubbing your hands and cleaning under your nails….you are not working with an engine or dirt but electronics in this video
This is an arms race. If it has a signal, it can be found and disabled. Probably helpful for kids joy riding, but pros will know how to check for it and disable it. Still, better than nothing.
We had our car stolen last week and had an AirTag in there. Problem is that every time the car was moved, the AirTag would beep, and you could hear it from the trunk too, so when we followed the AirTag, thief threw it on a lawn
You can also paint the AirTag black or color it with black a Sharpie. Since so many parts of the car are black or concealed in shadows, a black AirTag would be harder to spot.
Useless, now the thief can just use "find my" if they use an iphone or download an android app, and know if there is an airtag and disable it. I got an expensive electric bike stolen and the thief found the airtag that way. The concept of an AirTag now only works for what was intended for is not a useful tracker anymore.
If the thief has any brain he will seek it as he can pinpoint it location via app... My motorbike was stolen using this technique and speaker was taken out. Useless except for total dummies.
Doesn't make more sense to put it outside of the car, since those devices work by connecting with phones around them? Being inside the car you will limit the BT range, don't you?
The best I've seen is to remove the shark fin antenna on top if your car, there is plenty of room for an airtag, then reinstall the shark fin and seal with silicone caulk.
You sound like Chris Fix.
was about to comment the same thing!
Lol had to check the username to make sure this wasn't Chris fix
Exactly man the moment he said “in the event”….. i was like is this chris fix new page
Also the hand movements are the same
It's him guys
I had a vehicle stolen which was Air-tagged. Police were able to recover it based on the location I got from the AirTag, but it was out by a small margin and updates of it's location were days apart. I did not put it in lost mode for fear of revealing it's location; I had not know how to disable the speaker, so this is a great piece of knowhow. Thanks!
PS: Several other vehicles were recovered at the same time as a result 🙂
"I did not put it in lost mode for fear of revealing it's location;" The airtag itself knows nothing of "lost mode" just like it knows nothing of its location. The Lost Mode setting just means that Apple's servers will forward any location packets with your Airtag's identifier (or your phone will go and look for those packets periodically).
The airTag is completely unaware of the existence of a "lost mode". Also, a better piece of hardware to use for this is the Atuvos Tracker. It uses the same Find My network, but it doesn't have the precision finding feature which a thief could use to find it inside of your car (which is a feature Apple just enabled recently- allowing OTHER people to precision-locate YOUR tracker if they have stolen your item). So yeah. Atuvos (though the speaker is harder to disable than on an airtag). Or Chipolo.
@@ahgflyguy Atuvos Tracker should only be used as a backup - not instead, as it only has 400 ft range.
@@HollywoodCharityAuctioncom you do realize that these all have about the same range, right? I’ve gotten an Atuvos signal picked up from 300 yards away (not 300 feet. Yards). The distance at which your (my) iPhone can connect to them is much shorter. But it was the same for the Atuvos and the AirTag. They all broadcast at the same power, once every 2 seconds, and they have similar antennas. Advertised range is not a deciding factor.
My cousin has had her car stolen twice. She managed to find it the two times thanks to the airtag.
@Craig Saunders - if you didn’t put the tag into ‘lost mode’ and the police still found your vehicle why do you need to put it into ‘lost mode’ ? Sorry I’m a bit puzzled and just after some advice. I don’t want to take the speaker out if I don’t have to.
The problem is not the sound, it's the fact that tracker alarms the thief that a tracker is following them
Key point.....surprised that no one has spoken to this issue
@@malange42agreed. I’d like more information on this
anyway they still need to find it, if you hide it well enough.
I guess if a thief has stolen your vehicle, knows there is an AirTag but can’t find it then the longer they can’t find it the more “hot” the vehicle becomes and the probability increases they’ll abandon it.
Yes this is a flaw with the whole idea. But it’s better than no way to track your car at all.
Might work great with a CR2032 to USB adapter that you could hook up somewhere in the vehicle. Hardwire a 12v to USB adapters and then you'd have unlimited battery life
Remember, the battery has to be changed once a year, make sure you can retrieve it later. A big negative with the Apple AirTag is the fact that it can often goes several HOURS without updating its location, even in an area packed with other iPhone users.
it will notify with about 2 months of life left
Ive haven’t experienced it for HOURS , might have a defective unit
When you put it in lost mode, it will start updating its location every 2-3 minutes or more often.
@@jimj2683 *Interesting! Good to know! Thank you, i have one in my truck so Now i know if it ever gets stolen! 👍🏽*
@@james_gatlin I feel like there must be a feasible way to apply dc power at all times. It would make it so much more enticing.
The steering column area is a bad idea since the thief will most likely rip that panel off to break your ignition.
JUST A WARNING: my airtag stopped working after I carefully removed the speaker
God forbid Apple just give us an update with an option to turn off the speaker ughh cmon Apple you didn’t think of this ???
Best way, in my opinion, leave 2 inside car, 1 not well hidden for thiefs to find fast, and another well hidden
Good idea could even get a dummy/broken one for the easy to find one
Still very useful if you’ve forgotten where you’ve parked your car in a very large car park at a shopping mall
I just set off my car alarm to locate lol
You can spin me and I wouldn’t know where I was. This is a brilliant use that I’ll remember! Cheers!
Just completed this on two AirTags, works like a charm. Used iFixit tweezers to pry. Cheers
Its worth mentioning that the battery life is about a year on AirTags so you need to hide it in a place where you can get back to it to change the battery in the future.
And if you lose it behind the seat like I did you so have to put up with months of low battery notifications from your phone before it finally dies.
@@SashazurSorry, but that’s hysterical. Thanks for the laugh 😂
It's a good idea just to change the battery on every oil change
Just did this and works great. Note to anyone doing this, be careful taking apart, the battery contacts are very small and bendable.
I expected to see comments saying, “but you don't have to disable the speaker, you can just change the settings”. How could Apple not give you a silent option so you can use it to protect devices from being stolen? Crazy!
Best place to hide a tracker like airtag in your car would be a spot high in the interior least obstructed by metal with line of sight to the outside.
I'm thinking inside the center plastic mirror housing would be ideal. My second choice would be under top dash panel, or under window pillar cover. Think high, and open.
Wireless signal is very directional, the closer to line of sight (still hidden) to all the other iphones, the better it will work. Good idea deleting the speaker, btw.
I installed mine under the headrest cover of the front seat, this way it's in a high and very receptive position since all 4 windows are facing it.
how come removing the speaker is so good? Does it ring automatically under certain conditions?
@@steveshuffle You can make it do a noise to find it easier. The idea is to be difficult to be found by "bad" people.
Test the possible locations to see which has the best range.
@@brianwest2775 Well, yeah. 🙄
Great video. Thank you for the step by step procedure. I am getting a new car soon and I was going to put an AirTag in it to protect it. I had no clue about disabling the speaker. Five stars. Thanks!
Great video! I didn't want to remove the speaker, though it looks relatively easy. What I did was place the airtag inside a first aid kit (closeable plastic box) and then put the box in the trunk area of my Forrester under towels and other clothing. Didn't hear a peep, and I think the range was improved over having it in the main seating area of the car.
The problem with this approach is thieves will often start tossing loose stuff out of your vehicle. The most effective approach is silencing the tag and putting it someplace where the thief is highly unlikely to find it. The dome light is an excellent spot because it does not block RF transmission into the cars interior.
Easier just stick a blob of Blue Tack to both sides of the AirTag. It suppresses the sound about 90% so unlikely to be heard.
Dang dude you could have cleaned your fingernails...
Outsmart criminal and use 2 airtags.
I have a BMW X5 35d with the Thule OEM rack crossbars. I put the AirTag in the plastic end housing of the cross bar which has a lock on it. Perfect.
Thanks ;)
The fact that new iPhone tell you if an air tag is tracking you is that the person stealing the car if they see this message on their phone they will worry and abandon the car thinking it’s hot
Ao Apple was not smart enough to provide a software to disable the speaker.
people seem to think they finally found the ultimate way to stop thieves stealing cars but please someone explain to me what stops the thief from carrying a portable Bluetooth jammer to actively jamm the airtags signal and maybe a bluetooth sniffer to find out if the car has an airtag in the first place? come on people a 30usd silly device isnt gonna stop any thief who knows what he is doing. it may stop junkies though
Even if you disable a speaker it is still possible to locate AirTag using precise finding (available on iPhone11 and later).
Actually it is possible to create an AirTag clone tracker which will be not detectable by phones automatically (iPhone will not notify you).
So it there are significant demand it is possible to start manufacturing.
I put mine inside my headlights :)
As you placed the tag inside the car, would this not effect the signal? Should the tag be placed outside the car, as in the bumper etc? Just wondering! Thanks for the video 😎👍🏽
Since Apple warned people if an AirTag which doesn't belong to them has an AirTag following them it's not a good choice. The new update allows not to be warned on the Tile trackers. But it's not on apples network. However I suggest placing it as far away from the driver as possible. Preferable wrapped with waterproof plastic bag in the bumper or under the car as far back as possible. Do remember to change the battery every year.
Even though it will inform the thief that an AirTag is following you, a good idea would be to hide it a solid place that would take a special tool to remove when they find it, and always place more then just one.
Had that happen me recently someone followed me with AirTag how to stop it?
It will inform only from 8 to 24 hours and not before that "Currently, users will receive an alert at a random period between eight and 24 hours once an unknown AirTag has been detected traveling with them."
How about making the air tag speaker mute or not . I think Steve would approve 😊
great video, thank you. Since the purpose of this to make sure that thieves/criminals are not alerted to the AirTag being in the car, hence taking out the speaker. But what happens if a criminal has an iPhone or some other Apple device that can alert/notify them that they are being 'followed' by an unknown Airtag?
They can see it’s following them but can’t find it
"Currently, users will receive an alert at a random period between eight and 24 hours once an unknown AirTag has been detected traveling with them." - meaning you have at least 8 hours to start finding the location of your stolen car. I want to also use the Google tag when it comes out, as an additional tracker.
Stick the AirTag with double side tape,I think the headrest would make a good place as it’s not hot or direct sunlight
You can get 3rd party cases, in a variety of colors, that have an adhesive back. If nothing else, it prevents the tag from bouncing around while driving.
They sell AirTag holders that have double sided 3M tape to mount it places a thief would have a have time finding
Ideally you want the device outside of your vehicle provided it will still be protected from the elements. Putting it outside of your vehicle gives the device the best chance of pinging people’s IOS devices which will give the device the best chance for updating its location accurately. This also means installing it inside or behind a material like plastic or rubber and not metal which will be less likely to interfere with the device’s transmission and reception range.
Great Video thanks for the detailed information I just bought a 4 pack I will probably put 2 in my car in different places just to screw with the car thief 😂also better chance of pinging either side or ends of the vehicle I’m thinking put one in the outside plastic mirror would probably be a great spot and one in a more difficult to find location.
If it lets the criminals know they are being tracked I don’t care more than likely they will get out of the vehicle as soon as they know it’s there. If there are 2 hidden tags then they won’t hang around hopefully they leave the vehicle before damaging it
That’s a really good idea! If you put 2 or more air tags in the vehicle you can at least scare the thieves by having one play the alarm and the other(s) silent and hidden in a different location. The thieves might quickly abandon the vehicle if they think they’re being tracked instead of taking it somewhere further away.
Better to use a Tile and an AirTag than 2 Tiles or 2 AirTags
5:19 👈🏼😂 The moment that He exposed his airtag location !! 🤣
My car was stolen twice in the same year..they tore apart the car looking for anything I could’ve hidden..all of the spots mentioned were torn open except for the lights. Be careful.
geez, a lot of work these thieves went through. What car did you have?
Install 2 units to serve as decoy 😉
I think a nice thing to do would be adding a different bigger battery with a charging module. Every time the car starts, the battery charges.
DO NOT DO THIS TO YOUR AIR TAG..THEY HAVE WATER/SOUND PROOF CASES FOR CHEAP. ...just sayn....😂
Bro thanks for this video. I got my car stolen 3 times in 3 months already because I rent them out via UberCarshare. Going to get the proper tracker, but for now, going to use this. Thankyou
Hellcat?
One thought, make sure you can take the AirTag out again from where you’ve hidden it so you can replace its battery when it’s flat.
When we cannot hear the sound, a supported iPhone model with Ultra Wideband, can also tap Find Nearby to use Precision Finding to help you locate the unknown AirTag.
Just remember you need to be able to get that AirTag about a year from now and change the battery out so do make it too difficult to remove. 👍
But does doing this makes sense…when there is the option of making ring or not…lol you just simply don’t press the make a sound button lol.
Won’t the thieves Apple phone tell them that there’s an AirTag close by
Good idea, but never put anything in the steering column. Also don’t put it too close to the exterior metal as the metal can interfere with the tag’s signal and may make the triangulation more difficult. Although it will still be close enough to spot you vehicle.
Perhaps you could clean the dirt from under your fingernails before your next video. 🤮
bruh 😂😂
Test the range of the tag when outside/inside your car. There may be some hiding spots that are better than others for transmission that can catch phones that are further away.
Doing this with my FJ but my FJ has an extra bonus anti theft option, it's a manual lol
Great video! Super helpful. Step-by-step instructions worked perfect. Now I can track my car QUIETLY if its ever stolen. Thanks.
Ok just Question what if the thief has a iPhone and it shows up on he's or her's iPhone Air tag is near?
It's not for tracking thieves. Be honest, it's for tracking cheating spouses😂
Why doesn’t Apple offer an option to turn the speaker off from the app? That way you can turn it off or on at your will rather than having to dissect the tags.
No one discusses this but Apple actually use every iphone on this planet as a tracking device to locate an airtag. Now there must be a fine print somewhere where i sighned up for this, but I feel this is a huge breach of trust and privacy.
Cellphones itself are in breach of trust and privacy
@brivt, stop being paranoid. No one cares what you do in your daily life, no one cares about your "privacy". You're not that important. Humans need to work together and that goes for their devices too, plus this doesnt use any of your data
Rubbish! Locating an AirTag via iPhones that are passing by is simply using the i-network that all Apple devices belong to. There is no breach of trust and privacy. An AirTag sending out an "I'm lost" broadcast signal is little different from your iPhone searching for an AirDrop recipient. If you are paranoid about trust and privacy, ditch your cell phone.
I stashed a couple of these in my old vehicle they will have to hunt to find them both.
I like the idea of beeping for suitcase or purse... But love the idea of being silent in car... I don't want thief to know we are tracking!
I do not understand why you have to remove the speaker. The airTag will tell you the location and does not beep if you do not do anything. Did I miss anything?
It will beep after a long enough time, in addition to that, a foreign iPhone can make it beep as well, watch my latest more detailed video on installing an AirTag on a bike if you want to know more
@@james_gatlin Sorry but I called Apple and the representative said it does not beep if I put it in a car. Can you please elaborate how long is enough time?
My latest video on AirTaging a bike explains in more detail
Great video. My car was stolen and I'm going to place one in my new car. Thanks for the tips!
Cover your vin at the base of your windshield. Thieves can copy it and get access to your car. This is for newer vehicles.
Good to know
This could be used, to keep track of your teenage kids when they take your car. Or to find out if your spouse is cheating on ya!!
Great video on how to remove the speaker.....but, you suggest a shit load of places to put the AirTag but most involve the inability to retrieve it because once you drop it into these spaces it's basically floating around inside of something. When the battery needs to be changed....well, good luck getting it out of the place you just dropped it into!
Put it somewhere you can easily access to retrieve it and be able to service the Tag. No idiot thief is going to have a clue it's there, you don't have to hide it extremely well.... throw it into a center console or glove box with other things and they will never find it. If they steal your car they want other things then the junk in your center console or glove box. Attach it under your seat where you can easily get to it. Please don't follow this guy's advice and pry something off and "drop it inside" ...... LoL!
Question, who is sending the signal to me in Find My app? Is it the airtag it self or is it the iphone that will be near the airtag hidden in the car? Could be that if the iphone sending me the signal is moving away quickly from the airtag/car so it s not accurate? Like iphone sending the signal shows a location but the airtag/car is 1 km away
Excellent video thank you very much. IfIf a thief is an iPhone user, is there anyway they can detect the presence of one of these devices in the car even though the speaker has been removed?
after 8 to 24 hours, yes, they could be alerted and possibly be able to see where its located
@@pinecedar180 I took out the speaker in mine and hid it. There’s no way they’ll find it in my car and less they spend hours and the iPhone allows them to detect within a foot or 2
Thanks for the very detailed instructions on how to use the Air Tag as an anti-theft device. I am going to put one in my car today.
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You explained the steps in detail and so I would like to see more helpful videos from you. 👍
Thanks for the comment, I will
Love your positive comment .
Thx. for the video, that was great info. Can you tell me if i can use this to track my Cat.? I have an outdoor cat and i was thinking of putting this in his collar in case he gets lost. Will it work?
Get a tire guy to patch it to the inner wall of your front tire and rebalance it. They will never find it and suspect in the engine bay if they get close. They ditch the car if they can't find it.
Why does he talk exactly like ChrisFix?
because he's trying to be him instead of creating his own style lmao
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5:19 It's hidden in the back of the drivers side.
LMAO
What software do you use to track it?
I have the same question - I've never seen that green screen. I wonder if that's when u put in lost mode ?
Silly. EVERY thief knows all about AirTags.
As soon as you walk away from your airtag about 20 feet it looses connection, how are you supposed to track it further than 20 feet?
My car was stolen 1 month ago, I wish I saw this video earlier. Thanks for the tutorial
Wouldn't have changed a damn thing. Seeing is not doing or foreseeing, so don't sweat it. 😉 And I hope you've reported it and the cops will find those bastards and your car. 🙏✌
@@em0_tion lets be honest and not lie to people, it WOULD have helped most definitely but yes its ok, its the past. Lets look to the future
So removing the speaker is perfect. But. Doesn’t the air tag still send a notification to nearby iPhones in lost mode? So if the criminal has an iPhone, they’ll know they’re being tracked?
As the owner of a few AirTags, the one obvious thing that comes to mind…..is that the AirTag will advertise to another apple iPhone, that it’s been tracking you as an unknown device.
Yes exactly what I thought
If it's hidden good the robber would never find it (if with the notification)
is there any way to circumvent this? it’s super annoying
If you track this will it give me the address of my stolen car or proximity?
It shows you the approximate location on a map. That will get you close enough to use the Bluetooth locator, if the car isn't already in sight.
Hello James ! --- At the end of your video, at about 5:05, witch app do you used to locate your AirTag ? --- Thanks ! ✌
"Find My" app, it's standard on all Apple devices which have a SIM card.
With that bright Orange dashboard, your safe. No need for the Air tag.
Ok, but they us BT jammers to sill a car so……..
I glued mine (without removing the speaker) in the boot. It's in the boot-lid. Don't put in places that a thief or car-jacker might open up for parts or to steal stuff from the vehicle. Boot lid is something that most thieves won't touch unless he's stepping down the whole vehicle to its bare-bones. Plus, when its in the boot, the sound of the beeper in the Air-Tag is very faint or not noticeable at all if you're driving.
What’s a “boot”? Besides this --> 👢
@@BigOsTacoI think British people call the trunk the boot, not sure though
@@Tendertroll1 yes your correct. I looked it up
U sound like Chris fix
if i'm not mistaken, newer cars have gps tracker installed in them already. you just have to download your vehicle app to your phone and viola.
Thieves know how to disable vehicle specific GPS systems.
for the love of god, use protection when using a sharp blade!! especially when you handling it this way to open a small object and your hands are close...
I can't see this video again now... 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱
Very good video . I purchased these waterproof magnetic cases for Air Tags . I have one hidden in the base of the front seat that’s got a brand new unmodified Air Tag in it , and I removed the speaker from my first gen Air Tag and hid it in the magnetic case under my F150 .
This way I’m hoping if they find the first one they’ll discard it and ignore the stealth one for the time being .
I’m also debating to see if they work in fluid , as I’m tempted to drop one in those water tight cases into the windshield reservoir tank , as I think it may even muffle the sound so it doesn’t have to have its speaker removed .
The higher in the vehicle the better.... Roof liner is best. NOT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT..... to much metal.
Your video was suggested for me to watch. I just purchased a 2011 FJ Cruiser. You better believe I'm doing this hack. She's my new baby.? ♥️
What distance does the tag work to find the stolen car? 100 km? More? Less? Have you tried that? Is there a possibility to stop the engine with the app?
Remember that if you hide your air tag, don't forget where it is because you will need to get it back out to replace the battery every year.
I have 8 air tags so it's harder to remember where they are. I have mine named, I laser ecthed the names and documented who is where.
Guys, if you tell your wife/gf then you just recuded you security by at least 50% ?
1st. Don’t pick a place too hard to get to as you will need to change the battery at some point and you should know your vehicle is stolen rather quickly. Most are joy rides and they won’t care if it’s found in a day or two or it’s off to a chop shop and they’ll find it in a day anyway. 2nd. Get a plastic sludge for opening small electronics over a knife and you will not put little dents in the plastic like the knife did. 3rd….to he creator… ,are a cleaner vid by scrubbing your hands and cleaning under your nails….you are not working with an engine or dirt but electronics in this video
All good points
Up to which distance you can track your vehicle. Is their any range for this device ?
33 feet from any iPhone that comes near it which is a long distance, enough for tracking
This is an arms race. If it has a signal, it can be found and disabled. Probably helpful for kids joy riding, but pros will know how to check for it and disable it. Still, better than nothing.
We had our car stolen last week and had an AirTag in there. Problem is that every time the car was moved, the AirTag would beep, and you could hear it from the trunk too, so when we followed the AirTag, thief threw it on a lawn
You can also paint the AirTag black or color it with black a Sharpie. Since so many parts of the car are black or concealed in shadows, a black AirTag would be harder to spot.
Useless, now the thief can just use "find my" if they use an iphone or download an android app, and know if there is an airtag and disable it. I got an expensive electric bike stolen and the thief found the airtag that way. The concept of an AirTag now only works for what was intended for is not a useful tracker anymore.
A scalpel does a far better job of prying the clips, no scuffing.
If the thief has any brain he will seek it as he can pinpoint it location via app... My motorbike was stolen using this technique and speaker was taken out. Useless except for total dummies.
You better hope the thief doesn't have a GPS cigarette lighter Jammer. Very cheap very inexpensive and will nullify your airtag
Doesn't make more sense to put it outside of the car, since those devices work by connecting with phones around them? Being inside the car you will limit the BT range, don't you?
How far away can airtsg be tracked
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The best I've seen is to remove the shark fin antenna on top if your car, there is plenty of room for an airtag, then reinstall the shark fin and seal with silicone caulk.