{"id":6715,"date":"2026-11-13T13:43:56","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T12:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spottergps.com\/en\/?p=6715"},"modified":"2026-11-13T13:43:56","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T12:43:56","slug":"airtag-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spottergps.com\/en\/blog\/airtag-for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Is an AirTag suitable for keeping track of your child?"},"content":{"rendered":"

An AirTag is not suitable for keeping your child safe. It is not a GPS tracker, because an AirTag only shares its location when an iPhone or iPad happens to be nearby. Apple also designed the AirTag to help you find belongings, not to track people. If your child goes out independently, a GPS tracker or GPS watch is the more reliable choice. Below you can read how an AirTag works, where its limits are and what a GPS tracker for children does differently.<\/p>\n

How an AirTag actually shares its location<\/h2>\n

An AirTag has no GPS of its own and no SIM card. It sends out a Bluetooth signal that is picked up by nearby iPhones, iPads and Macs, which pass the location on anonymously to Apple’s Find My network. So if your child carries an AirTag, you only see a new position when an Apple device happens to pass by.<\/p>\n

Setting it up is quick: you pair the AirTag with your iPhone and then see it in the Find My app. If you have an Android phone, you cannot set up an AirTag. The battery lasts about a year, the AirTag is dust and water resistant (IP67) and it can play a sound when you are nearby. That is handy for your keys or a bag, but it remains a finding aid for belongings.<\/p>\n

Where an AirTag falls short when it comes to your child<\/h2>\n

The biggest problem is that you never know for sure how up to date the location you see is. In a busy square it is often updated quickly, but in a quiet street, a park or the countryside it can take a long time before another Apple device comes near.<\/p>\n

An AirTag also lacks a number of things you want as a parent:<\/p>\n