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I made my AirTag last a decade on one battery: Here’s the uncomfortable truth – December 2025

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

Takeaway

This article explains how someone made an Apple AirTag battery last for years by putting it into a special sleep mode. You’ll learn that many gadgets are designed to use more power than necessary, which can lead to frequent battery changes and more electronic waste.

Technical Subject Understandability

Intermediate

Analogy/Comparison

This is like teaching your house lights to completely turn off when no one is home, instead of always staying on a little bit just in case someone walks in. By truly turning them off, you save a lot of electricity.

Why It Matters

It matters because many everyday gadgets are made to use up their batteries quickly, meaning we have to replace batteries often, which creates more waste for the environment. For example, if AirTags could truly last for many years on one battery, fewer batteries would end up in landfills, and people wouldn’t have to keep buying replacements so often.

Related Terms

CR2032 battery, low-power mode. Jargon Conversion: A CR2032 battery is a common, small, flat, round battery often used in watches or small electronic devices. Low-power mode is a special setting that allows a device to use very little electricity, like when it’s “sleeping,” to make its battery last longer.