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around with you. An AirTag that’s simply sitting near you could simply be someone’s lost keys or backpack; an AirTag that’s still nearby after you’ve moved to a new location is suspicious and warrants further investigation. These notifications also won’t always be immediate, as it may take some time for your iPhone to decide that an AirTag is actually following you specifically, rather than seeing an AirTag that someone lost on a public transit vehicle that’s only coincidentally moving around with you. However, you should be notified almost immediately if an AirTag follows you to a significant location such as your home or office. Lastly, while we’re focusing on AirTags in this article, these alerts can come from other Find My-enabled devices, including AirPods and third-party trackers that are compatible with Apple’s Find My network. How to Get Alerts When an AirTag Is Following You Your iPhone needs to be running at least iOS 14.5 to get notifications when an unidentified Apple AirTag is following you around. That shouldn’t be a problem since every iPhone released in the last nine years supports at least this version, but it’s worth keeping in mind that an iPhone 6 or earlier model won’t be able to support these tracking notifications. You’ll need to check a few things to make sure everything is set up properly. Most of these settings should be enabled by default, but it’s always a good idea to ensure you haven’t inadvertently turned something off while trying to protect your privacy in other ways. 1. First, you need to make sure that Location