Credit card "AirTags"

[MesoForm]

We've been using the normal Apple AirTags on our keys and some bags for a while now and find them useful for finding stuff when we've dropped it in a bag 'somewhere in the house'. My wife wants one for her wallet (card holder) but obviously the official ones are too chunky to use in a slim wallet.

I've seen the credit card size ones from third parties, does anyone have any experience with these and what brands are OK? Google just brings up adverts and AI reviews.

[NDA]

I don't know the answer, however don't the AirTags have the advantage of being in the Apple ecosystem and, with iPhones being so ubiquitous, offer a better range? But I might be wrong.

I have AirTags for my keys - car key, and house keys. The tags go in a very neat little tan leather holder on the keyring. I bought them at launch and have never had cause to 'activate' the function - although I've changed the batteries a few times. I guess when you need them you really need them.

[AB]

The main use for me is being reminded when I've taken something with me and leave it behind. House keys, car tracker fobs, bags etc

[Tymb]

Can't help with the card but there are brands other than Apple which will work within the AirTag ecosystem. I have a Knog Scout alarm on my bike and they also do a baggage tag.

[NDA]

Tymb said:

Can't help with the card but there are brands other than Apple which will work within the AirTag ecosystem. I have a Knog Scout alarm on my bike and they also do a baggage tag.

I didn't know that Apple let others in. Good to know.

[AstonZagato]

I bought some KeySmart SmartCard trackers from Amazon.

I wanted wireless recharging. They work as advertised. They are a little pernickety on where they sit on a charger.

[eliot]

I bought these ones a year ago - seem to work well, beeper can be a bit muffled when it's tucked tight in your wallet. They are made for Apple (MFi) - so not snide in theory. You charge them up on a wireless charging pad.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Certified-LBPRT-Rechargea...

[jrb43]

For what it's worth, I've got the Seinxon one. It works fine, integrates with the rest of the AirTag ecosystem and if the Chinese government are tracking me then they've decided someone who only ever goes to work and the Coop is not going to be a useful asset.

[sjg]

The non-Apple MFI tags work OK but they don't have the UWB / "Precision finding" features that the proper ones do. So for a bag "somewhere in the house" it's not as useful with the direction / distance, if you're close enough though you can connect and play a chime.

The third party ones are fine for alerts when you leave something behind, or showing on a map where the thing is assuming there's iphones around for its location to be updated.

[Piginapoke]

Who uses credit cards nowadays? Just use an e wallet on your phone (Apple Wallet etc) and your cards never need to leave the house.

[Michael_B]

Piginapoke said:

Who uses credit cards nowadays? Just use an e wallet on your phone (Apple Wallet etc) and your cards never need to leave the house.

In a few countries, even tech-advanced ones like Japan, the retailer requires the physical card to be inserted, especially for purchases over £500.

[NDA]

Michael_B said:

In a few countries, even tech-advanced ones like Japan, the retailer requires the physical card to be inserted, especially for purchases over £500.

Yep. I never carry cards in the UK, there's no need. However I drive a few thousand miles in France every year and you need a physical card at the petrol stations.

[fooman]

NDA said:

Tymb said:

Can't help with the card but there are brands other than Apple which will work within the AirTag ecosystem. I have a Knog Scout alarm on my bike and they also do a baggage tag.

I didn't know that Apple let others in. Good to know.

Knog Scout is just what I'm looking for thanks

[Dracoro]

I have some eufy tags for things that I don’t need precise in room location. Works quite well.

They do a card too

https://amzn.eu/d/b7MeA00

[Teppic]

Dracoro said:

I have some eufy tags for things that I don t need precise in room location. Works quite well.

They do a card too

https://amzn.eu/d/b7MeA00

That's non-rechargable though, so you have to bin it and replace it after 3 years.

However, they do a rechargable card that lasts for "up to a year" on a charge.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/eufy-Security-SmartTrack-...

[Badda]

NDA said:

Michael_B said:

In a few countries, even tech-advanced ones like Japan, the retailer requires the physical card to be inserted, especially for purchases over £500.

Yep. I never carry cards in the UK, there's no need. However I drive a few thousand miles in France every year and you need a physical card at the petrol stations.

Nope, contactless is rife across France and has been for years.

[dapprman]

sjg said:

The non-Apple MFI tags work OK but they don't have the UWB / "Precision finding" features that the proper ones do. So for a bag "somewhere in the house" it's not as useful with the direction / distance, if you're close enough though you can connect and play a chime.

The third party ones are fine for alerts when you leave something behind, or showing on a map where the thing is assuming there's iphones around for its location to be updated.

As an android user I was using Tile (including a credit card tag) but have been moving to the Android Find My Hub system (the joys of being an Amazon Vine reviewer). I find I can get within a few feet before it is guess work, but then they all are relatively loud when you get them to make a noise. Certainly more accurate than Tile (and with replaceable batteries) though not a close as Apple.
Supposedly the new agreed Android protocols (which may already be in use by Motorola) match Apple for location accuracy, but not seen any tags yet claiming to support that.

[Michael_B]

Badda said:

Nope, contactless is rife across France and has been for years.

For small amounts, yes. Here in Switzerland there is no limit for contactless to work in principle, you then just have to type in your PIN for the transaction to be approved if over the bank's limit (mostly CHF80, sometimes CHF100). When in France at the weekend, I am often caught out by the €50 limit for contactless payments; the whole transaction then fails and the retailer has to retype it into the register/machine and the physical card has to be inserted, instead of just typing in the PIN as in Switzerland.

[NDA]

Badda said:

NDA said:

Michael_B said:

In a few countries, even tech-advanced ones like Japan, the retailer requires the physical card to be inserted, especially for purchases over £500.

Yep. I never carry cards in the UK, there's no need. However I drive a few thousand miles in France every year and you need a physical card at the petrol stations.

Nope, contactless is rife across France and has been for years.

Not in petrol stations - which was my point. I spend a month in France every year and drive down to Provence. I use contactless everywhere - but petrol stations need the physical card unless you're stopping at a a little rural place where you fill up first and then pay.

[Soloman Dodd]

Piginapoke said:

Who uses credit cards nowadays?

Normal people.