I understand what its there for, but IF you lose it, it wont stop the finder or thief from keeping it and just taking the tag off and throwing it away....and you will only find the tag. Just dont make sense to me to have it so visible like that.
I guess i cant relate because i have never lost my wallet....or my keys. I guess many people do, idk.
Makes sense to use them more for vehicles (cars, electric bikes, electric skateboards,etc) as they are getting stolen a lot these days. Thats what im using mine for anyways. Just thinking of better ways to use them for myself is all.
Not to mention it makes a wallet bulkier/lumpy to carry but id at least try to hide the tracker in there somewhere.
I think in a situation like you described,
nothing would really help. If the purpose is theft, whether they found an AirTag or not, most thieves would take the cash, cards, etc. & ditch the wallet.
When it comes to theft of an AirTag wallet, the best bet is if it happens close to you & quickly (where you get the notification its just been detected as being separated). Otherwise the purpose is more for if you misplaced it, left it or it was found by a trustworthy person (ie. left in any empty Uber, restaurant, plane, doctors office, etc.)
I get what you're saying about having it be so visible, but ultimately, as we've all mentioned, its more for lost or misplaced purposes. And you're right about the bulk. Thats a cool thing about the Tile card option.
When people recover stolen stuff because of an AirTag, it boosts its appeal...but it also does it a disservice because then many people completely
rely on it for retrieving said stolen item. Fo me, I can certainly use it for that purpose, but I also don't expect it to be foolproof.
There are plenty of loopholes, so my expectations are reasonably in check if something is unfortunately stolen with an AirTag.
