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by stonegray 511 days ago
The problem is they don’t have accurate positioning via UWB, so you only get a map pin and a beep, not an arrow and an exact distance.

The $5 tags are comparable to tile or google tags, but miss the key feature of airtags.
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r0fl 511 days ago
I have seen modified AirTags on Etsy that enable the uwb to work

Have almost pulled the trigger and bought one multiple times but I keep just losing my wallet instead

Source: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1318724878/modified-3-mm-sli...

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rahimnathwani 511 days ago
I was wondering what you were talking about, as I have never seen the arrow when trying to locate a genuine AirTag that's misplaced within our house.

But that's because neither of the devices I've used to locate things (a recent iPad and an iPhone X) have the UWB hardware.

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rahimnathwani 511 days ago
Another thought: these $5 tags still seem as good or better than a DIY tag using the current version of OpenHaystack, right? Unless OpenHaystack supports UWB?
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