So you have an apple airtag detected near you but can’t find it using the Find Nearby or to play the AirTag sound.
I’m here to explain to you on what to do if you happen to find yourself in such situation because people are now fond of using the AirTag to track someone without their consent.
But sometimes, this shouldn’t worry you at all whenever you receive the AirTag detect near you notice because it might be a glitch.
Let’s jump into the topic of the day.
Airtag detected near you but can’t find it
This is usually happen if the AirTag sound is removed, and which someone is using the AirTag to track your location. However, this may also be a glitch.
Whenever you receive an airtag detected near you message on your iPhone, it may be due to;
- You are being tracked by someone using an airtag.
- It may just be a glitch on find my app.
Now in the case of airtag detected near you but can’t find it, this is usually the case if the AirTag sound has been removed by the owner, and which the AirTag owner might be using the AirTag to track and see your location.
From what I’ve observed, people are now removing the AirTag sound when tracking someone or tracking an item. However, this might make it quite difficult locating the exact location of the AirTag as you can’t play the AirTag sound.
But before going into conclusion that you’re being tracked by an airtag, you need to take further steps just to be very sure or accurate that you have an airtag moving with you.
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What to do next
Once you received an airtag detected near you or moving with you, it will display the movement on the map with a red tracking.
You need to take the following measures especially if you can’t find the AirTag;
1. Move to another location
I recommend you to move to another location and check if it will display on the map, and also if the AirTag is still moving with you.
If it no longer show airtag is moving with you and no longer display on the map, then you should bear in mind that the AirTag is not moving with you.
Maybe the AirTag happens to be at your location, and this may occur if someone lost his airtag. So you shouldn’t worry at all if the AirTag is no longer moving with you as it may be case of a lost airtag.
But if the AirTag is still moving with you, then you should know that someone is tracking you down using the Apple airtag.
Thie bring about the second measure you should take.
2. Use the Find Nearby option
Even if someone removed sound from an airtag making it quite difficult to locate the airtag, with the map on find my app and the Find Nearby option, you should be able to find the AirTag as long as the AirTag is truly detected near you.
All you have to do is to track the AirTag using the map on Find My app.
The AirTag location should display on the map, and using the map you can get to the AirTag exact location.
The second step to take is by using the the Find Nearby option, and this can helps to locate the AirTag without playing the AirTag sound.
Since you received a notification that an airtag is detected near you, then it simply means that it is within bluetooth proximity of an airtag, and this means the Find Nearby option will definitely work.
What you have to do is to use the Find Nearby option to locate the AirTag. So you go ahead and tap on Find Nearby as shown below.
When you tap on Find Nearby, it will help to direct you to the AirTag location. You have to follow the guideline careful and you should find the AirTag.
Kindly note that Find Nearby option is only available from iPhone 11 series and above, and not available on ipads, Mac and Apple watch.
Talking about airtag detected near you but can’t find it, sometimes it may be caused by a glitch and truly no airtag is near you or moving you.
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Airtag detected near you glitch
According to Apple, airtag detected near you can be a glitch and not that truly an airtag is detected near you.
Most time, this notification will go away after few hours, but in some rare occasion it will stick until the next 24 hours.
If you happen to find yourself in this type of situation based on airtag detected near you glitch, simply restart your phone as sometimes it helps to fix the problem.
When you’re being tracked with an airtag and you can’t find the AirTag
If truly you’re sure that someone is tracking you with an airtag and you can’t seem to find the AirTag, I recommend you to turn off Location Services and Share My Location on your iPhone.
Once you turned off location services and share my location on your iPhone, you cannot be tracked on Find My app.
To turn off location services on your iPhone, open the Settings app and scroll down to Privacy & Security.
Right there you will see Location Services at the top, tap on the option to open.
Next screen will be the Location Services button, please go ahead and turn it off as shown below.
After you must have turned off location services, please tap on Share My Location as shown in the above image.
Next is to go ahead and turn off Share My Location on your iPhone as well.
Once you have turned off Location Services and Share My Location on your iPhone, you can’t be tracked on Find My app.
These are what you should disable, Location Services and Share My Location. Where it says Find My iPhone as shown in the above image, please don’t disable any option you see right there as they are very essential if your iPhone is lost.
These are all you should know when it involves the question of the day, airtag detected near you but can’t find it. But you shouldn’t worry about this or better still you can report it to the police if you’re really scared.
For me, if you can’t find the AirTag using the map on find my app, and the Find Nearby option, then it likely going to be a bug and not truly that someone is tracking you with an airtag or airtag is detected near you or moving with you.