I hid an Apple AirTag in my camera bag in case of theft – and now you can too, with Amazon’s lowest ever price

One of my favorite features of the Apple ecosystem is, strangely enough, Find My – because I no longer have to wonder where I put my phone; with a quick swipe up on my Apple Watch, I know right where it’s at. That’s why I have an Apple AirTag tucked inside my camera bag. And with Amazon’s lowest price yet on a four-pack of AirTags, at just $69.99, tracking your valuables just got a bit more affordable.

Apple AirTags are Bluetooth trackers that show you where your items are inside the Find My app. I thankfully haven’t had the occasion to use my camera bag AirTag yet, but I feel a bit better knowing that it's there in case something ever happens.

AirTags are one of Apple’s more affordable gadgets – but the price of a 4-pack has dipped to an all-time low on Amazon with a 30% discount. For about $70, you can get a 4-pack of the trackers to locate multiple cameras, or perhaps your keys, the TV remote, or whatever it is you're worried about losing.

Apple AirTag 4 Pack: was $99.99 now $69.99 at Amazon

This four pack of AirTags enables you to track multiple items using Bluetooth and the Apple Find My app. The trackers include a button battery that lasts up to a year. Buy it if you want to affordably and easily track your gear; avoid it if you use Android or largely shoot in remote areas.

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If you don’t need four trackers, the single AirTag is discounted by 20% right now. That’s not its all-time low price, as the single trackers dropped to $19 in November, but still a good discount at about $23.

Apple AirTag: was $29.99 now $22.99 at Amazon

While not an all-time low like the 4-pack, a single AirTag is currently about 20% off at Amazon, a better deal if you only have one item to track.

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AirTags work using Bluetooth, which is an important distinction to note. That means there’s no costly subscription service like with GPS trackers. However, that also means the tracker needs to be near a Bluetooth device in order to be placed on the map. That means you shouldn’t have an issue tracking your things throughout New York City, for example, but if you lose it in the middle of the wilderness you’ll only see its last known location until the tracker comes within range of another Bluetooth device on the Apple ecosystem.

The key with using a tracker with camera gear, particularly in the case of theft, is to place the tracker where it’s not in an obvious spot. There are a number of ways to do this. There are tripod mount plates that hide the tracker in the bottom of the camera itself so that you are tracking the actual camera, rather than the bag. PolarPro even makes a lens cap that hides an AirTag tracker. But there’s also a number of different mounts that work on camera straps and in backpacks too.

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