Apple Find My

Apple AirTags were created to help keep track of personal items by using a “secure Bluetooth signal that can be detected by nearby devices in the Find My network,” according to Apple. The small devices, costing $29 per tag, are often used on suitcases, purses, backpacks and keychains. Apple’s website doesn’t mention using AirTags on pets, for good reason. Pet Tech Roundup: CNET Tested Out All the Latest Devices See at CNET

It depends on what problem you are trying to solve. If your child wants TikTok, YouTube, a camera, mobile games, and group chats across multiple social networks, an Apple Watch will not feel like an iPhone replacement. That is exactly why it can work so well as a first connected device. Kids can call or message trusted people, tell a parent that practice ended early, and share their location while walking home. Parents gain useful communication and safety tools without putting the entire smartphone experience in a child’s pocket. Apple Watch is not distraction-free. It has apps, notifications,

Apple Watch is not a loophole for every smartphone ban, and it is not a distraction-free device. Some schools prohibit it, cellular service adds an ongoing cost, and family-managed watches have feature limitations. Still, it can be one of the best ways to give a child more independence without handing over an iPhone. For most families buying today, the 40mm Apple Watch SE 3 with GPS + Cellular is the model to get. It delivers calls, messages, location sharing, Schooltime, and emergency access in the least expensive current package, with a better software future than the older watches filling r

Apple added support for digital car keys in its Wallet app with the release of iOS 14. Through the new (at the time) CarKey API, developers gained the ability to add a digital key to users' iPhone that can lock or unlock a vehicle with a tap. The feature launched on devices running iOS 14 and iOS 13 simultaneously, and Apple later introduced the ability for anyone with an iPhone or Apple Watch that has a U1 ultra-wideband chip to passively unlock or lock cars when within range. Depending on your car, the Wallet app can unlock, lock and start your car. And if you enable what Apple calls "Expres