This AirTag Trick will Blow Your Mind! 🤯 Automating Your AirTags!

[@christiclyde4792]

Yes, more like this please! As someone with a chronic illness the more I can automate my life the more I can focus on living boldly ❤

[@caddyzig]

I never realized AirTags could act as NFC tags like this! One of your best tips…I can think of tons of uses. Thanks for sharing! Could you do some more fitness related videos about specific things you automate at the gym or when you work out?

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@ingmarkaiser2013]

You can buy cheap nfc Stickers for the same effect

[@HughD]

Shane you come up with some realy creative and fun stuff. This is pretty cool and yes, please do more videos like this one showing innovative and creative ways to make your smart home setup smarter and more interesting. It took me a long time to come around to the idea of Homekit, but now I'm finding it adds a new dimension without taking away from anything I had working before...lots of things! Thank you.

[@ShaneCreates]

Hugh, thank you for the comment and support! 🙏

[@irakaye1]

Hugh says everything I was thinking. Keep up the great ideas on automation.

[@uberfu]

Except Shane diod not come up with any of this - that was Apple and the 3rd party accessory makers. Notice the airpod case and remotes have built in airtag holders > 3rd party. Shane simply bought all this stuff and synced up the functionality that someone else progremmed and did a video on what was available. Not really seeing anything original or unique that Shane specifically "came up with" on his own.

[@emanuelblancamoya2693]

This is great! Please do a Top 10 creative and fun stuff to do witch "AirTags Shorcuts", showing how to configure them. I think this could be really cool. Could be part of a series, created based on your own experience (like in this video) but also considering the recommendation and experience that other people are commenting here, for example, using the AirTag in the remote to active a Movie Scene (like changing lights by time of day, waking cup the Apple TV and TV or Movie proyector, sending a message to family about "movie is about to start", selecting the right movie app.. you know, that cool smart stuff). Anyway, this is function is great and this is just an idea ;O). Thanks!

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks for the comment and idea. Love it!

[@kierankelleher]

Genius ideas! Never knew you could use AirTags this way!

[@GretchenCawthon]

Great tip! I just setup a shortcut to open a note with all emergency info for each of my dogs when scanning the AirTag on their collar.

[@ShaneCreates]

Great idea!

[@jomotech]

Keep in mind that will only work for your iPhone or whatever you’ve set the automation. If somebody found the tag with won’t don’t much thing

[@GretchenCawthon]

@@jomotech Yes, I know. It was only intended to work for me.

[@jomotech]

@@GretchenCawthon got your point now! 🙂

[@KingComputerSydney]

Just the idea of the airpod airtag case was great - now I’ll be able to find my missing airpods a lot easier. Thanks!

[@milenchiii]

This is sooo cool! I can even set an automation by tapping/scanning my "contactless debit card", which apparently has RFC as well! OMG!

[@forangelok]

WoW! Thanks Shane…. Didn’t know it was possibile.. great idea!

[@lopesanderson19]

Dude!!! Mind blown for real! Thank you for this!!

[@eastmanwebb5477]

This video actually blew my mind. I had no idea AirTags could be used in this manner. Thanks for sharing. Also, subscribed!

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks for subscribing!

[@JasCar1967]

This is great Shane…I bought some NFC tags off Amazon recently, but they are a bit hit and miss. Sometimes they trigger, sometimes they don’t. Have some other ones on the way. If they don’t work AirTags may be an option. I set up one to open/close my soma blind depending on the current state of the blind. I have also set one up to control my entrance light.

[@ShaneCreates]

Nice! Thanks for sharing!

[@TheUnofficialMaker]

your enthusiasm is contagious and creativity always interesting. thanks.

[@maxhall14]

Keep this all coming man. My mind is turning now.

[@ShaneCreates]

Awesome, thanks for watching! Let us know what cool ideas you come up with! 😃

[@TruFinancials]

Thanks for sharing this tip! Never realized I could use airtags this way. I'll be thinking of some good ways to get the most out of them now!

[@evan]

This is GAME CHANGING

[@mannyfay2524]

Cool! Thanks for the couple of ideas 😁

[@tombe1412]

I didn’t know you could use the airtag as an NFC tag. That’s very interesting. I will be watching the comments about this. Thanks, Shane.

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks for watching!

[@amoroso1967]

Don’t need AirTag for NFC, use any hotel room key… or old credit card

[@tombe1412]

@@amoroso1967 I didn’t know that either. Thanks.

[@MichaelBrawn]

Awesome video. I haven’t seen how far NFC shortcuts have come in years. Would be cool to have and NFC card by the fridge to open MFP or Lose It to track food.

[@PaulChambersCo]

I love shortcuts and automations!

[@Polkster13]

Scene: holding my empty bowl up to Shane and saying in a small, trembling voice; "Please sir, may I have some more?".

[@mr2ns]

Don’t you mean “Please Siri, may I have some more?”

[@ShaneCreates]

@@mr2ns

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks Frederick!! 😆😆

[@MelissaAtwell]

This is incredible. Thank you so much for sharing!

[@jamesmonahan7872]

Another great tip and use of a device. I really do enjoy as you seem to find multiple uses for all of your devices. Thank you for helping us get the best value with the products you share.

[@ScoobyBlue3112]

Thanks Shane I have set this up with my AirTag on my house keys to start my music application which I always use when leaving home and more importantly it means I won’t leave the keys behind as I have done too many times in the past. 🙏🏽🇬🇧

[@ShaneCreates]

Very nice, love it! Thanks for sharing.

[@boele0707]

this is golden!!!!!! Thanks man!

[@gregghayes6710]

Here’s an idea for an AirTag that is connected to your AirPods case. Use the “Set, playback destination to” and choose the AirPods that you have this AirTag with. This is most useful if you have multiple iOS devices and/or multiple AirTags and your AirTags don’t always connect with the right phone or iPad.

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks for the idea Gregg!

[@adamelkaim5366]

Shane you can disable the shortcuts notifications Settings>Screen Time>See All Activity if you scroll to the bottom, tap Shortcuts, then uncheck Allow Notifications. The only thing is every time the phone is restarted, and usually each morning, you have to manually uncheck it again. The other annoyance is the Shortcuts option isn’t always tappable, so you sometimes have to go back a day or so then back to today a few times until you get the arrow indicating it can be tapped. Hope this helps.

[@robertcary2155]

Please more examples of automations!

[@nidzacrespo9533]

Thank you so much 😊

[@ChrisTreborn]

Been using tile stickers for remotes, but just got an AirTag …. Love finding new uses for them. Thanks for sharing.

[@sealinski]

Automation is king

[@Dr_Cole]

Shane, once again, this is brilliant! I have a pocket-sized satchel that I often forgot at home, so I placed an AirTag in it so I can’t leave home without it. Knowing I can use this as an NFC tag (or several with your idea of location based programming) gives me at least twice the use! The only thing is, my Flic 2 Pro Kit just arrived last night! I might have been able to use the smaller box had I seen this 1 day earlier ha! Well, it’s not like I’ve ever had trouble going large on the SmartHome. Love that you keep coming up with unique content, Shane. Keep it up!

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks Dr. Cole!

[@MartianMoon]

It’s worth noting you can get like 20 NFC tags for $10 on Amazon

[@PeaceMaker_COD_Mobile]

Always the best

[@melissamoskau5667]

Hey Shane - I have learned so much from your channel. I had no idea about the AirTags. I set up some cool automations. I love adding HomeKit devices in my house. It’s so much fun. Thanks again! Appreciate your channel.

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks for the kind words Melissa. I'm glad you are having as much fun as me automating your home. Keep up the good work! 😃

[@talpomeroy5808]

Great. Quick and easy

[@torontostew]

This awesome!

[@Jacko539]

Wow I never knew that! 😮 that’s awesome!! Thanks Shane 👍

[@chiefengineer58]

I watched this video and still have no idea how this could conceivably be useful in my life.

[@brandonrindlisbacher]

Great video, Shane! Always enjoy watching your content

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks Brandon!

[@DaleRussell2]

Wow! Gotta try some of these ideas. 👍

[@Kevdog1920]

I had no clue. That’s awesome

[@hatefhz]

would please tell us how we can use airtags to run alexa routine.

[@yung40oz84]

This is great stuff and the grocery list is key 👍🏼

[@MarkMcGuireD]

This is brilliant!

[@LimaGolf284th]

Great ideas! Thanks Shane.

[@gregsouza5748]

That was a cool video, had no idea

[@1wood101]

A welcome home scene that opens garage door unlocks door, and turns on a pathway would be nice, but I worry a little about creating something that makes my home easier to break into

[@Qibbles]

.Maybe for emergencies that doesn't allow you to press buttons on your phone, or you do not want to alert others that you sense danger like in a potential stalking situation at night. Tap the tag and it will send messages to a few contacts with your location.

[@MikeHightower1]

I believe you can turn off system notifications in the display screen usage section. You have to pick most recent notifications and then disable. Screen time/ notifications section.

[@TheBradLloyd]

Love these ideas Shane, my kiddos always switch up the profiles on the Apple TV so this is for sure one that I will try out! 🤯 Creative and useful content, as always!

[@CarolCreates]

Mind blown 🤯

[@keiththomas_tech]

Shane, iOS 16 now has the option to disable the notification. On the automation, once you disable "Ask before running" you can also disable "Notify When Run"

[@ShaneCreates]

I'm referring the the "Website NFC Tag" prompt that pops up when scanning an AirTag. I don't think there is a way to disable this.

[@lila4578]

You can do it even with iOS 15.

[@AdamsTechLife]

This is incredible!! You definitely gave me some good ideas! Awesome video! 🔥

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks Adam!

[@enfortro]

That’s crazy. Thanks for this

[@JunkionMarnot2005]

This is actually awesome! I’m sure others have made videos, but this is the first I’ve seen of this. Great job Shane! 👍🏾

[@tdrg_]

Where’d you get the Apple TV / AirPods case with the AirTag cutout?

[@ShaneCreates]

Here's my affiliate links for the ones I have: ATV Remote - geni.us/ATVairtag AirPod Case - geni.us/AirpodTag

[@SteveHinrichs]

I always get god ideas from your video, and then there are videos like this one. I truly will be using this idea. I never knew this was possible. I bought a new Ford F150. There is a HOOBs addition to where I can ask Siri to start my truck. I can now use my truck AirTag and start my truck by scanning the Truck AirTag.

[@ShaneCreates]

So cool! I'm glad the video was helpful. Thanks for watching!

[@marcus3jankowski]

Definitely want to learn more shortcuts and ideas for HomeKit. This is my go to channel for a lot of HomeKit content. Keep it up Shane!

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks for the feedback Marcus!

[@endangsriharini6490]

I Really like This Video , cool tips , I Used My AirTag To switch accounts on My Apple TV HD , Thanks For the Tips

[@ShaneCreates]

Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching!

[@i.am.noah.]

Wow. Thanks for this

[@elizgrav303]

Thanks dude this was interesting do you do something similar for a living? Tech? Just wondering

[@blakewillard7922]

Hi Shane, North Carolina native here! I have two quick questions about this amazing approach. 1.) Can you use the Apple Watch to trigger the NFC on the AirTag, or does this only work with the iPhone up to the AirTag? 2.) Can you think of any security worries if you were to say, put an AirTag at your front door on the outside and when you arrive home, hold your phone up to it to unlock your door. Kind of like a poor man's Apple HomeKey, lol. Could this be hacked or used by another phone, or is it strictly locked to the device you set it up with (ie your phone)? Thank you!!

[@troystravels615]

I was wondering about Apple Watch too.

[@mikeb1220]

Can’t comment on #1, but you can absolutely use an NFC tag outside to trigger an automation like that. It would be cheaper and more durable to use a weatherproof NFC tag instead of an AirTag since NFC tags don’t need a battery and are weatherproof (unlike AirTag). You can buy them on Amazon very cheap ($1/tag). They usually come with an adhesive backing so you can affix it to something. Be aware that if you plan to put one on a metal surface you’ll need to get an NFC tag specific for metal surfaces. Regular NFC tags placed on a metal surface will often have a difficult time being read by your phone, but they sell ones with a special material inside to eliminate the interference between the NFC tag and the metal surface behind it. These may cost a few cents more per tag. Great if you want to put one on your fridge, washing machine, etc. There is no security risk when using NFC tag (either standalone tags or an AirTag) since the automation will only run when your phone detects it. When a phone reads the NFC tag (standalone or one inside an AirTag) without an automation configured on that phone, nothing will happen. It is only when you configure an automation on your phone to run once a specific NFC tag is detected that something happens (like turning on a light or unlocking a door). The downside of this is that you’ll need to setup the same automation on every phone you want to be able to unlock your door. The NFC tag simply serves as the trigger for your automation to run on a given phone/device. Hope that makes sense!

[@ShaneCreates]

Hey Blake! I spent a number of years living (off and on) in North Carolina in my youth! 1. Unfortunately we cannot use the Apple Watch to trigger NFC automations. Wish we could and I keep hoping Apple will allow it. Seems like the tech is there since the watch does use NFC for things like HomeKey and ApplePay. Maybe one day... 2. I second Mike's comment. He nailed it. To add to that, as a bonus tip.... if you DO want to setup an NFC automation on multiple phones, you can first create a regular shortcut instead of the automation. You cannot share automations, but you CAN share shortcuts. This way, you can just share the shortcut, to your spouse for example, without having to recreate the whole thing. Now for NFC, just create a new NFC automation that, when tapped, runs the shortcut ('run shortcut' action). Now you only need to setup the NFC automation, with one step (run shortcut) on each phone.

[@rogerf3622]

Great find Shane! I did not know AirTags had NFC. Thx.

[@hellodre]

Great video! Honestly I haven't even thought of using automation, but after watching this and seeing how easy it is and some of the really useful but also very simple automations one can use everyday I am definitely going to give this a go! Have a new 4 pack still in the package unused!

[@lndtbs]

You can also use Nintendo Amiibos to automate stuff too. They also use NFCs and your iPhone will recognize them just fine.

[@JeffLatimer]

I cool thing you can do without spending the money on an AirTag is that you can use RFID/NFC hotel keys to do the same thing. Just put a previously used hotel key into a couch cushion or near your door.

[@ShaneCreates]

Nice tip. Thanks Jeff!

[@martinmehus1406]

If you go to screen time, and notifications, I think you can disable the notifications from there. Had to do that when I pranked my friends to send their phone into an infinite loop between two apps. Pretty fun.

[@uberfu]

So each airtgag can actively sync with multiple devices to produced a single automation per device. But you cannot run multiple automations for a single airtag from a single device. So Shane must have stockpiled ~500+ airtags to manage everything. TGhere are so many easier ways to automate house processes and a hell of a lot cheaper than shelling out a ton of cash for airtags.

[@quintonrichards4805]

You can also trigger these via NFC tag; much cheaper.

[@the.carebear]

Great stuff mate! This is super helpful! 😁

[@ScottJacobsRealtor]

Great ideas.

[@DAVISION-YT]

So, thats what NFC Tags could do since they where first made.

[@chanel808life-mthi]

New subscriber thank you 🙏 and aloha from Kaneohe Hawaii lover of mobile tech 🎉

[@DreadyDreadlocks]

This is crazy!! Didn’t know you could do this. Another great video bro. 🔥🔥

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks bro, appreciate it!!

[@timmy8784]

I know there used to be a way to get rid of the notification using screen time. It worked a while ago but not sure if it’s still available

[@salmansajun]

This is brilliant!! Thanks for sharing!! One quick question though I find nfc tags and even AirTags respond super slow, (have to hold it there re tap a few times) not as fast as your demonstrate in the video. Is there something I’m missing? I’m on the latest iOS with 14PM so don’t think it’s my hardware. Would love your thoughts on this, thanks in advance!

[@pianoplayeh]

This is so cool! I just wish Apple would let you scan NFCs with the Apple Watch so I wouldn’t have to get out my phone every time.

[@ShaneCreates]

Agreed!

[@arnasduskinas]

Nice! Just strange thing for me.. When I try to add my Airtag like NFC my Iphone don’t found it. What can be the reason?

[@drsneeraj]

Please do some automation for AirTags which can be used on a daily basis

[@DesertTriDad]

Love this vid and idea, glad I found your channel! So I started building a HomeKit set up about 2 years ago, and at the time (coming from nest) the camera options were not good IMO. I still use HomeKit for automation but have a separate camera app, which I don’t love. Have you found any good cameras, particularly do you think there ever allow continuous recording?

[@kevinschmidt2171]

Is there a way to use them as a bluetooth beacon?

[@CreachterZ]

Can you set it to engage at first swipe then disengage at second?

[@AdrienHartmann]

great !

[@GuyStrumtza]

Thanks, Shane it's a cool idea 😁 I have 8 airtag not used and more than 4 on my apple tv remote control So now I need to think about what automation I will create 🤩

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks for watching. Can't wait to hear what you come up with!

[@dinacarroll9211]

More like this

[@andrewcbartlett]

Thanks great video. First time viewer, subscribed!

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks for subscribing!

[@dvxAznxvb]

A way to disable the banner and force it to automate is to pair it to a light automation to be the trigger to automate the true intention; you cannot automate entry accessories due to apple knowing that it can be high risk of leaving your house open accidentally; so you would need to have a pseudo command to bypass the first aspect of hard locking entry based commands

[@AaronHolly]

Thanks.

[@albertshilton5336]

Great video. Can you send me a simple written sequence for connecting it to my iPhone so that I can track lost luggage?

[@backatbragg]

Nice Melin hat. I only wear those.

[@ShaneCreates]

Love them!

[@CesarGamino]

this is very cool

[@zebonautsmith1541]

I use it to open my music playlist when I scan the tag on my dog before a walk.

[@ShaneCreates]

Great idea! 👏🏻

[@Roberob1189]

I have a HomeKit compatible deadbolt lock. Yale to be specific. Anyway to make it that you have an air tag on your key ring and use the tag and tap the HomeKit door lock and open it that way?

[@DirectorWD40]

The key ring Airtag is tricky because there could a chance of being triggered by accident whenever you place the phone and the keys in the same place. Your pockets, your drop zone, your nightstand, etc.

[@lukestewy304]

I thought this too... not sure if i would use a key ring one maybe id use one in the car, or just simply a hey siri Im home shortcut

[@joeblues2000]

Good to know that Kane Brown has a KZbin doppelgänger.

[@travellingcurlytops]

Afternoon, I’m interested to have my tag activate my Apple TV and change to my profile. Do you have instructions somewhere I can follow? Thanks for the great ideas 💡 🎉

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks for watching Emelia. I didn't post specific instructions for this but you can follow the steps shown in this video and just use the "Switch User Account" action (one of the Apple TV Remote shortcut actions)

[@zacharymorgan1645]

When you automate unlocking your home, does it require manual confirmation? I believe all automations that interact with security will require manual confirmation

[@BitSmythe]

*NO need to say “YO” or “what’s up guys.” BOTH sound really dopey.*

[@teewuane]

Would love to see how to integrate this with amazon echo or Wyze products. As far as I know you can't as neither Amazon nor Wyze have setup shortcut capabilities.