Is it possible to have a shortcut to work as separation alarm ? As in if Airtag is in a wallet and it would set off an alert if distance increases over 10 feet between wallet and phone.
I wonder if you could use IfThisThenThat. Set off alarms for gates to your yard or something even. Have it turn on lights. Setting parameters like time of day would be cool too. 😍
@@MatthewCassinelli I think this is now getting added in ios15 with ‘Notify when left behind’ option. Would be cool to get the notification on watch. Hope watch does alert when phone is left behind too!
Hi Matthew, great Video!! Could you please explain me how exactly you´ve set up the Automation for triggering a shortcut from a specific distance to the airtag? (Video: 0:58) I could only find the NFC feature to trigger it when holding the Airtag directly to the iPhone.Thanks a lot!
Meine tiefste Verbeugung! Per Zufall der Kanal gefunden. Fantastisch was man alles machen kann… Ob jeder sich alle Shortcut’s merken kann? Perfekt erklärt! 👍👍 Da kann man mir noch hoffen das du dich im sprechen nicht überschlägst eineinhalb den Videos davor. Und dafür langsamer und deutlicher sprichst.
In the video those are great applications, here's the one I want. I walk into a UWB equipped grocery store with my Apple Glasses. The Apple Glasses send the store server my shopping list. The store server responds with an interactive map that includes. An optimal path to follow to pick-up the items on my list. Also arrows on the Apple glass display to guide me in which way to walk.
This is exactly what I was thinking they would do and was kind of disappointed the didn’t deliver on. It could probably still be done with software updates, but I’m not sure this product would be as good as apple would want It to be for that. Battery life will probably suffer if used like that, would it not? I mean, compare a ping every once in a while with pinging often to keep track of position would change the battery life a lot. It might just make sense to have another product, like “home tag” that’s rechargeable or even wall powered 🤷♂️ The idea is however fantastic and I love that you shared your thoughts on this! 👏☺️
I’m going to look into the power requirements more, but this wouldn’t require anything more than what they are already providing for Find My. They’ve already got fairly advanced tech for detecting movement so some of that paired with this could signal that you’re changing positions and then once it’s active the UWB could do the local positioning. If I know one thing about Apple and making low-power tech work, if there’s a will there’s a way - maybe AirTag 2?
@@MatthewCassinelli I was, for some reason thinking that we’d use the tags to identify rooms. Like carrying a phone, and the phone recognizes when a tag is close and then we’re in room X. Stupid. :D They’ve got the homepods for that, and hopefully the next Apple TV as well. I think you’re right here, let’s see what happens. Yeah, the next gen tags could quite possibly be even better 🙂
Why would you need AirTags for spatial awareness for VR? They can already do this with camera's. Furthermore, the iPhone can only measure distance, and uses AR (and the camera) to triangulate the position of the AirTags. Something which uses a lot of battery (both for the AirTag and the iPhone). So i'm not sure this is something which can be always on. However cool this is..... it would make a billion times more sense if this tech ends up in other devices. The U1 chip is definitely insanely accurate in term if measuring distance. Imaging all your lights having an U1 chip (or similar in spec). Then you wouldn't need AR for triangulation. You calibrate the position of all your devices once to know where they are, and afterwards you will always know where your phone is relative to your devices, and thus in what room you are at all times. But like i said, that depends on the energy needs of your phone for measuring distance (without AR).
Yup, my idea is that it’d be secondary to whatever AR stuff they’re already doing, but it’s still helpful as a waypoint. Especially the HomePod mini’s U1 chip. I should have been more clear that was about the chip more than the AirTag itself, although some sort of mesh system with both could be cool too. I know the folks at Apple are way smarter and will have a better solution than what I can throw out in a quick video 😇
@@MatthewCassinelli Apple already made some indoor bluetooth based positioning system. But that didn't catch on. Integration with HomeKit seems to be the way-to-go.
@@seweso I was reading up on this, are you referring to iBeacons? I think it just didn’t work well enough - and it was basically only being used for advertising. This is the second run at the same concept with a better tech stack and a different use case too.
Yes! That would be amazing. I’ve been wanting passive NFC on Apple Watch for so long. The iPhone had it since the XS. I use it in my home to trigger automations (lights for example). Would be great if this worked with the watch so I didn’t need to carry my phone around. This would be even more amazing. I trielt hope they implement it
@@MatthewCassinelli I think people would love little quickies, like hey, wanna do a shortcut where you insert shortcut here and they can literally be built in 2 min. You get a bunch of people to start watching those quickies and then they might watch your longer hour long tutorials (which are great too) but the length of those are a barrier to some people. Thanks
A function that just occurred to me, once Apple starts letting us map our homes with U1 devices, be it HomePods or AirTags, it would be really nice if the home view in control centre showed you devices in the room that you’re in, in addition to your favourites. iPads gonna need a U1 chip for that magic to happen on all home app devices
Yup, this is another extension - the “presence detection” is something I’ve seen with other IoT devices, but it’ll always be a bit limited outside of Apple implementing it. I am actually okay with the iPad not necessarily being connected to it, if only because Apple Watch is the more omnipresent “I’m here” device where they can rely on it being accurate 100% of the time - but that would require you having the watch of course.
I may be completely overlooking something, but surely there's a serious design flaw with the AirTags -- they just clip onto your belongings? So if someone stole say, luggage, they could just detach the AirTag and throw it away. It's not necessarily theft proof, but Apple are advertising it that way.
It seems like they pretty specifically didn’t advertise it as about finding stolen products, all of their marketing says “lost” and is just about finding them again. Also you can just as easily stick them inside the bag instead of using it like the luggage tag, I probably won’t do that - it seems to be for aesthetics as much as practicality. I agree it’s not the ultimate theft-proof solution, but tracking it at all versus not seems like it could get you back to it before it was stolen, assuming you left it somewhere. Otherwise not much any tech can do to prevent theft in a universal product form, these seem as close as it can get.
I hope you’re right, because this is the future I want!
Fingers crossed for this future. Also, yes I laughed at the cutaway to you playing in VR at the end :-)
Hahahaha I was trying to be ridiculous 😝
Subscribed for the cool steps at 2:33
Lol 😂
@@MatthewCassinelli just kidding mate. Great content loved the quality
@@vk5822 Hah no problem, I was being a dork
Is it possible to have a shortcut to work as separation alarm ? As in if Airtag is in a wallet and it would set off an alert if distance increases over 10 feet between wallet and phone.
If they added this, I bet! You could create your own alarm using Shortcuts and set it off right away.
I wonder if you could use IfThisThenThat. Set off alarms for gates to your yard or something even. Have it turn on lights. Setting parameters like time of day would be cool too. 😍
@@MatthewCassinelli I think this is now getting added in ios15 with ‘Notify when left behind’ option. Would be cool to get the notification on watch. Hope watch does alert when phone is left behind too!
@@alwaysyouramanda absolutely that would be great 👌🏾
Hi Matthew, great Video!! Could you please explain me how exactly you´ve set up the Automation for triggering a shortcut from a specific distance to the airtag? (Video: 0:58) I could only find the NFC feature to trigger it when holding the Airtag directly to the iPhone.Thanks a lot!
I’m wondering this as well! Can’t get it to work with my iPhone 13.
Meine tiefste Verbeugung!
Per Zufall der Kanal gefunden.
Fantastisch was man alles machen kann…
Ob jeder sich alle Shortcut’s merken kann?
Perfekt erklärt! 👍👍
Da kann man mir noch hoffen das du dich im sprechen nicht überschlägst eineinhalb den Videos davor.
Und dafür langsamer und deutlicher sprichst.
In the video those are great applications, here's the one I want. I walk into a UWB equipped grocery store with my Apple Glasses. The Apple Glasses send the store server my shopping list. The store server responds with an interactive map that includes. An optimal path to follow to pick-up the items on my list. Also arrows on the Apple glass display to guide me in which way to walk.
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Aside from sending to the server, this is a great use case.
Hey man awesome video! How do you automate the airtag proximity trigger? That’s what I’ve been missing
its entirely related to your iPhone version, I have the XS and it only works with my wife's phone which is an iPhone 12
@@salazaram Thanks I have the 14 pro so guessing it works
I just got mine, and it’s great!
These would be awesome features!! Totally cool. What camera do you use to film? The quality is 💯
It’s a GH-5 - that’s why all my old videos have terrible autofocus 😅
Good thinking. How will this dovetail with LIDAR?
Great predictions and excellent video!
This is exactly what I was thinking they would do and was kind of disappointed the didn’t deliver on.
It could probably still be done with software updates, but I’m not sure this product would be as good as apple would want It to be for that. Battery life will probably suffer if used like that, would it not?
I mean, compare a ping every once in a while with pinging often to keep track of position would change the battery life a lot. It might just make sense to have another product, like “home tag” that’s rechargeable or even wall powered 🤷♂️
The idea is however fantastic and I love that you shared your thoughts on this! 👏☺️
I’m going to look into the power requirements more, but this wouldn’t require anything more than what they are already providing for Find My.
They’ve already got fairly advanced tech for detecting movement so some of that paired with this could signal that you’re changing positions and then once it’s active the UWB could do the local positioning.
If I know one thing about Apple and making low-power tech work, if there’s a will there’s a way - maybe AirTag 2?
@@MatthewCassinelli I was, for some reason thinking that we’d use the tags to identify rooms. Like carrying a phone, and the phone recognizes when a tag is close and then we’re in room X. Stupid. :D They’ve got the homepods for that, and hopefully the next Apple TV as well.
I think you’re right here, let’s see what happens. Yeah, the next gen tags could quite possibly be even better 🙂
I’m trying to figure out if these could be used for full body tracking 🤤
This would be kinda dope
Why would you need AirTags for spatial awareness for VR? They can already do this with camera's.
Furthermore, the iPhone can only measure distance, and uses AR (and the camera) to triangulate the position of the AirTags. Something which uses a lot of battery (both for the AirTag and the iPhone). So i'm not sure this is something which can be always on.
However cool this is..... it would make a billion times more sense if this tech ends up in other devices. The U1 chip is definitely insanely accurate in term if measuring distance. Imaging all your lights having an U1 chip (or similar in spec). Then you wouldn't need AR for triangulation. You calibrate the position of all your devices once to know where they are, and afterwards you will always know where your phone is relative to your devices, and thus in what room you are at all times.
But like i said, that depends on the energy needs of your phone for measuring distance (without AR).
Yup, my idea is that it’d be secondary to whatever AR stuff they’re already doing, but it’s still helpful as a waypoint. Especially the HomePod mini’s U1 chip.
I should have been more clear that was about the chip more than the AirTag itself, although some sort of mesh system with both could be cool too.
I know the folks at Apple are way smarter and will have a better solution than what I can throw out in a quick video 😇
@@MatthewCassinelli Apple already made some indoor bluetooth based positioning system. But that didn't catch on. Integration with HomeKit seems to be the way-to-go.
@@seweso I was reading up on this, are you referring to iBeacons? I think it just didn’t work well enough - and it was basically only being used for advertising. This is the second run at the same concept with a better tech stack and a different use case too.
What about my iPhone notify me if I leave my Airtag In my closet at work can I make Shortcut that I can do that
Very great idea. I hope it's in the near future
first off i love your door handle. looks medieval
Hah thanks - our house is like 100 years old!
I figured it got the point across even though it’s clearly not electronic lol 😂
Just noticed you have the Ugmonk Analog. It's fantastic, isn't it?
Yup! I’m a big fan of everything Jeff does, my monitor stand is built from his design as well 👌
Yes! That would be amazing. I’ve been wanting passive NFC on Apple Watch for so long. The iPhone had it since the XS. I use it in my home to trigger automations (lights for example). Would be great if this worked with the watch so I didn’t need to carry my phone around. This would be even more amazing. I trielt hope they implement it
Bu where do we get that shirt?
Hah, Apple Park!
@@MatthewCassinelli Oh dang!
Can I get an U1 chip installed on my body already please?
Nice quick one!
Thanks! Gotta love getting it < 3 minutes
@@MatthewCassinelli I think people would love little quickies, like hey, wanna do a shortcut where you insert shortcut here and they can literally be built in 2 min. You get a bunch of people to start watching those quickies and then they might watch your longer hour long tutorials (which are great too) but the length of those are a barrier to some people. Thanks
A function that just occurred to me, once Apple starts letting us map our homes with U1 devices, be it HomePods or AirTags, it would be really nice if the home view in control centre showed you devices in the room that you’re in, in addition to your favourites.
iPads gonna need a U1 chip for that magic to happen on all home app devices
Yup, this is another extension - the “presence detection” is something I’ve seen with other IoT devices, but it’ll always be a bit limited outside of Apple implementing it.
I am actually okay with the iPad not necessarily being connected to it, if only because Apple Watch is the more omnipresent “I’m here” device where they can rely on it being accurate 100% of the time - but that would require you having the watch of course.
Or they could have added a button in airtag to trigger shortcuts to run in automation tab
Just as how samsung is doing
Yup that’s what I mean! I bet they will at WWDC
Had no idea apple had a bike?
I may be completely overlooking something, but surely there's a serious design flaw with the AirTags -- they just clip onto your belongings? So if someone stole say, luggage, they could just detach the AirTag and throw it away. It's not necessarily theft proof, but Apple are advertising it that way.
It seems like they pretty specifically didn’t advertise it as about finding stolen products, all of their marketing says “lost” and is just about finding them again.
Also you can just as easily stick them inside the bag instead of using it like the luggage tag, I probably won’t do that - it seems to be for aesthetics as much as practicality.
I agree it’s not the ultimate theft-proof solution, but tracking it at all versus not seems like it could get you back to it before it was stolen, assuming you left it somewhere. Otherwise not much any tech can do to prevent theft in a universal product form, these seem as close as it can get.