[HN Gopher] A 10-Year Battery for AirTag
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       A 10-Year Battery for AirTag
        
       Author : dmd
       Score  : 12 points
       Date   : 2024-12-18 18:17 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
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       | janandonly wrote:
       | That is not how batteries work. Batteries drain even under
       | minimal usage.
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       | My bet is that in 2/3 years this device will stop working
       | already.
       | 
       | Just change the batteries if you AirTag once a year. Especially
       | if you are using an AirTag to keep watch over 10.000 dollar
       | equipment.
        
       | taylodl wrote:
       | This solution makes the AirTag bigger. Might be okay for a photo
       | bag, it's quite cumbersome for car keys and dogs. Besides, your
       | phone will warn you when the battery is getting low. I always
       | keep a couple of 2032 batteries on hand and soon as I get the low
       | battery warning I just pop a new one in.
        
       | jerlam wrote:
       | Not a bad price, but it does require an existing Airtag.
       | 
       | Ten years is a very long time in tech. I wouldn't be confident
       | that the Airtag protocol will be functioning in 2035, and there
       | are already rumors of a new Airtag and possibly a newer protocol
       | coming up.
        
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