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Great to hear but it's still the same shape. I really want a 'credit card' shaped version I can slide into my wallet.

thehigherlife 8mo ago
airtag compatible, shows up in Find My: https://nomadgoods.com/products/tracking-card https://nomadgoods.com/products/tracking-card
- prodigycorp 8mo ago
  Do these have the ultra wide band chip? you lose a lot of utility without it.
  - thehigherlife 8mo ago
    From the FAQ: Does Tracking Card Air support Precision Finding? You can track your items from anywhere in the world using the Apple Find My app, but sound alerts only work when you’re within about 150 feet. Since Apple doesn’t yet support Ultra Wideband (UWB) technology for third-party trackers, Tracking Card Air doesn’t include Precision Finding at this time.
4fterd4rk 8mo ago
You can buy a third party wallet card that works with the Find My network just like an AirTag.
- amenghra 8mo ago
  I could be wrong but third party tags bet a subset of the tracking capabilities? Ie less accurate/less likely to be found.
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- dewey 8mo ago
  I'm always tempted to buy one of these but most of them seem to be one time usage, and don't have a way to recharge. That always seems very wasteful to me. Any recommendations for a rechargable but thin one, AirTag itself is too thick for regular wallets.
  - tky 8mo ago
    The Eufy SmartTrack card is great! Mine is non-rechargeable and going on year 3. They have released a rechargeable version called the “E30”.
  - object_Object 8mo ago
    https://www.eufy.com/uk/products/t87b1011?variant=48758308602049 https://www.eufy.com/uk/products/t87b1011?variant=4875830860... I've been using one of these with Find My for over a year. I've not done anything with the Eufy app, just the Find My app itself. It lacks the precision find, but you can play a sound through the Find My app / get directions / share the item / flag the item as lost / do left behind and it works well.
  - fragmede 8mo ago
    The other direction is just get a wallet that supports a real airtag. Because my wallet is so important to me, the name brand airtag, with UWB-enhanced findability, is worth swapping out my wallet rather than getting a sub-par credit-card find my compatible device. nb, I came to this conclusion after getting an aftermarket credit card device and found it lacking. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BZ8C5N7H https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BZ8C5N7H
    - ajdude 8mo ago
      I have almost an identical wallet; I really considered using the card form factor but I would miss the precision find too much.
  - RASBR89 8mo ago
    I have one you can recharge wirelessly. Forget the brand but it’s been working well
Hamuko 8mo ago
I like that it's the same shape. My backbag has an AirTag pocket, so I can just swap out a first-gen AirTag for a second-gen if I need to. I think there are also several third-party wallet trackers that integrate with the Find My network.
ubercore 8mo ago
I bought a third party one to do just that, and it's worked fine for me: https://chipolo.net/en-us/products/chipolo-card-spot https://chipolo.net/en-us/products/chipolo-card-spot I think there are other options too
- 542458 8mo ago
  Do the third party ones have UWB/"Precision Finding"?
  - ubercore 8mo ago
    Nope, but you can play sound. For my wallet it's enough to know I didn't leave it somewhere, then sound is enough. Sorry should have mentioned it's not a perfect replacement.
    - ghaff 8mo ago
      Yeah. Although I'm normally pretty good, it's mostly what did I leave my wallet under in my house?
- jsheard 8mo ago
  There's a newer version: https://chipolo.net/en-us/products/chipolo-card https://chipolo.net/en-us/products/chipolo-card Notably they now support both the Apple and Android ecosystems from a single hardware SKU, although only one at a time, and the formerly disposable battery can now be recharged with a standard Qi wireless charger.
- mikepurvis 8mo ago
  I'm interested to hear this. I had very mixed experience a few years ago with the Seinxon finder card; it wasn't reliably in contact to make it beep, even when I was standing right beside it, but worse it would semi-regularly go into anti-stalker mode and start beeping and spamming iPhones around me with scary-looking notices. This second behaviour was obviously a deal-breaker so I discontinued use of them. (Looks like the company still exists but is now selling newer versions of the cards I bought from them) Having recently switched to Android I was tempted to give Chipolo products a try, but this reddit thread disuaded me, as multiple users there are reporting the exact kinds of issues that I experienced previously: https://www.reddit.com/r/Chipolo/comments/1n4m4j3/chipolo_pop_is_actually_quite_bad/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Chipolo/comments/1n4m4j3/chipolo_po...
ghaff 8mo ago
I haven't stress tested it but I have a Spotfinder in my small wallet.
- ehsankia 8mo ago
  Atuvos one at 1.6mm and UGreen one at 1.7mm are great, though one time battery is annoying. There are some that have wireless charging, though thicker.
  - ghaff 8mo ago
    SpotMinder is supposedly wireless charging though haven't tried. Have one in my wallet. Will probably get some more AirTags.
dbcurtis 8mo ago
I have a wallet with a pocket for an airtag.
- pratyahava 8mo ago
  i guess the point of having a tag in the shape of a card is to prevent a thief from throwing the obvious airtag away, the card tag may look like an ordinary bank card and kept in the wallet longer
michael1999 8mo ago
I have the ugreen card, and it works fine. https://www.ugreen.com/en-ca/products/ca-45298 https://www.ugreen.com/en-ca/products/ca-45298
- hosteur 8mo ago
  Anyone stealing a wallet would immediately look through the contents and discard such card, no?
  - deanc 8mo ago
    I mean it's there front-and-center and mentioned multiple times in all materials related to airtags. These are not anti-theft, or stalking devices as they alert the thief. They are tracking devices for misplacing items (e.g. a wallet). I own 8 AirTags, and have them on all my sets of keys and in all my bags. I've managed to avoid loss about 5 times in the 3 years of using them. It also gives me piece of mind when landing on a plane that my luggage is where its meant to be. If you want to stop your wallet being stolen, I'm afraid your options are very limited.
  - michael1999 8mo ago
    My need was finding my black wallet in the house when I forget where I put it. My wife has been very happy that she no longer has to field "Hey sweetie, have you seen my wallet?". I walk around asking it to sing to me, and I find it without bother. As for theft - you might be overthinking it. It's a black piece of plastic that could easily be a door key. Gutter thieves will rifle the wallet and pull out cash, and credit cards, and drop the rest in the trash anyway. Any regular thief knows they don't want to be caught holding someone else's id.

airtag compatible, shows up in Find My: https://nomadgoods.com/products/tracking-card https://nomadgoods.com/products/tracking-card

prodigycorp 8mo ago
Do these have the ultra wide band chip? you lose a lot of utility without it.
- thehigherlife 8mo ago
  From the FAQ: Does Tracking Card Air support Precision Finding? You can track your items from anywhere in the world using the Apple Find My app, but sound alerts only work when you’re within about 150 feet. Since Apple doesn’t yet support Ultra Wideband (UWB) technology for third-party trackers, Tracking Card Air doesn’t include Precision Finding at this time.

4fterd4rk 8mo ago

You can buy a third party wallet card that works with the Find My network just like an AirTag.

amenghra 8mo ago
I could be wrong but third party tags bet a subset of the tracking capabilities? Ie less accurate/less likely to be found.
- deleted 8mo ago
  [deleted]
dewey 8mo ago
I'm always tempted to buy one of these but most of them seem to be one time usage, and don't have a way to recharge. That always seems very wasteful to me. Any recommendations for a rechargable but thin one, AirTag itself is too thick for regular wallets.
- tky 8mo ago
  The Eufy SmartTrack card is great! Mine is non-rechargeable and going on year 3. They have released a rechargeable version called the “E30”.
- object_Object 8mo ago
  https://www.eufy.com/uk/products/t87b1011?variant=48758308602049 https://www.eufy.com/uk/products/t87b1011?variant=4875830860... I've been using one of these with Find My for over a year. I've not done anything with the Eufy app, just the Find My app itself. It lacks the precision find, but you can play a sound through the Find My app / get directions / share the item / flag the item as lost / do left behind and it works well.
- fragmede 8mo ago
  The other direction is just get a wallet that supports a real airtag. Because my wallet is so important to me, the name brand airtag, with UWB-enhanced findability, is worth swapping out my wallet rather than getting a sub-par credit-card find my compatible device. nb, I came to this conclusion after getting an aftermarket credit card device and found it lacking. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BZ8C5N7H https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BZ8C5N7H
  - ajdude 8mo ago
    I have almost an identical wallet; I really considered using the card form factor but I would miss the precision find too much.
- RASBR89 8mo ago
  I have one you can recharge wirelessly. Forget the brand but it’s been working well

Hamuko 8mo ago

I like that it's the same shape. My backbag has an AirTag pocket, so I can just swap out a first-gen AirTag for a second-gen if I need to. I think there are also several third-party wallet trackers that integrate with the Find My network.

ubercore 8mo ago

I bought a third party one to do just that, and it's worked fine for me: https://chipolo.net/en-us/products/chipolo-card-spot https://chipolo.net/en-us/products/chipolo-card-spot I think there are other options too

542458 8mo ago
Do the third party ones have UWB/"Precision Finding"?
- ubercore 8mo ago
  Nope, but you can play sound. For my wallet it's enough to know I didn't leave it somewhere, then sound is enough. Sorry should have mentioned it's not a perfect replacement.
  - ghaff 8mo ago
    Yeah. Although I'm normally pretty good, it's mostly what did I leave my wallet under in my house?
jsheard 8mo ago
There's a newer version: https://chipolo.net/en-us/products/chipolo-card https://chipolo.net/en-us/products/chipolo-card Notably they now support both the Apple and Android ecosystems from a single hardware SKU, although only one at a time, and the formerly disposable battery can now be recharged with a standard Qi wireless charger.
mikepurvis 8mo ago
I'm interested to hear this. I had very mixed experience a few years ago with the Seinxon finder card; it wasn't reliably in contact to make it beep, even when I was standing right beside it, but worse it would semi-regularly go into anti-stalker mode and start beeping and spamming iPhones around me with scary-looking notices. This second behaviour was obviously a deal-breaker so I discontinued use of them. (Looks like the company still exists but is now selling newer versions of the cards I bought from them) Having recently switched to Android I was tempted to give Chipolo products a try, but this reddit thread disuaded me, as multiple users there are reporting the exact kinds of issues that I experienced previously: https://www.reddit.com/r/Chipolo/comments/1n4m4j3/chipolo_pop_is_actually_quite_bad/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Chipolo/comments/1n4m4j3/chipolo_po...

ghaff 8mo ago

I haven't stress tested it but I have a Spotfinder in my small wallet.

ehsankia 8mo ago
Atuvos one at 1.6mm and UGreen one at 1.7mm are great, though one time battery is annoying. There are some that have wireless charging, though thicker.
- ghaff 8mo ago
  SpotMinder is supposedly wireless charging though haven't tried. Have one in my wallet. Will probably get some more AirTags.

dbcurtis 8mo ago

I have a wallet with a pocket for an airtag.

pratyahava 8mo ago
i guess the point of having a tag in the shape of a card is to prevent a thief from throwing the obvious airtag away, the card tag may look like an ordinary bank card and kept in the wallet longer

michael1999 8mo ago

I have the ugreen card, and it works fine. https://www.ugreen.com/en-ca/products/ca-45298 https://www.ugreen.com/en-ca/products/ca-45298

hosteur 8mo ago
Anyone stealing a wallet would immediately look through the contents and discard such card, no?
- deanc 8mo ago
  I mean it's there front-and-center and mentioned multiple times in all materials related to airtags. These are not anti-theft, or stalking devices as they alert the thief. They are tracking devices for misplacing items (e.g. a wallet). I own 8 AirTags, and have them on all my sets of keys and in all my bags. I've managed to avoid loss about 5 times in the 3 years of using them. It also gives me piece of mind when landing on a plane that my luggage is where its meant to be. If you want to stop your wallet being stolen, I'm afraid your options are very limited.
- michael1999 8mo ago
  My need was finding my black wallet in the house when I forget where I put it. My wife has been very happy that she no longer has to field "Hey sweetie, have you seen my wallet?". I walk around asking it to sing to me, and I find it without bother. As for theft - you might be overthinking it. It's a black piece of plastic that could easily be a door key. Gutter thieves will rifle the wallet and pull out cash, and credit cards, and drop the rest in the trash anyway. Any regular thief knows they don't want to be caught holding someone else's id.