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Yes, you can make your AirTag last 10 years on a single battery (but you won’t like how it’s done) – December 2025

Author/Source: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes See the full link here

Takeaway

This article explains how you could make an Apple AirTag’s battery last ten times longer than normal. However, to do this, you would have to break the device so it can no longer track things, making it useless.

Technical Subject Understandability

Beginner

Analogy/Comparison

Making an AirTag battery last 10 years by removing its antenna is like making a flashlight battery last 10 years by taking out the light bulb. It lasts a long time, but it can’t do its job anymore.

Why It Matters

AirTags are designed to help you find lost items, and their batteries usually last about one year. While saving battery life might sound good, the trick described in the article stops the AirTag from being able to communicate, which means it can’t find your lost keys or wallet anymore.

Related Terms

Find My network. Jargon Conversion: The Find My network is a system where other Apple devices help you find your lost items, even if they’re far away.