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Apple AirTags durability test: Does it survive?

How tough are the Apple AirTags? We put them through a series of tests to find out if they can withstand drops, water, and freezing cold temperatures. You can buy AirTags here: *CNET may get a commission from this offer.

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78 Comments

  1. Edward Prichard

    May 3, 2021 at 4:23 pm

    Oops. It looks like you did run over it. Never mind my suggestion then

  2. jones meek

    May 3, 2021 at 4:42 pm

    Boiling water

  3. S Cinn

    May 3, 2021 at 4:55 pm

    But can it survive being chewed by a dog..

    • Jamie Murphy

      May 3, 2021 at 7:55 pm

      You would call a vet if that happened.

  4. Justin Bannon

    May 3, 2021 at 5:04 pm

    Pretty amazing

  5. Lexy Savvides

    May 3, 2021 at 5:05 pm

    Let me know what tests you’d like to see next on the AirTags! ????

    • keon

      May 3, 2021 at 5:14 pm

      Let lightning hit it. Yea.

    • cd

      May 3, 2021 at 6:16 pm

      Deep fry them

    • homme cultivé

      May 3, 2021 at 9:08 pm

      Your channel has only 2K subscribers. Someone also thank me for me. I am watching fondly

    • Aaron Lane

      May 3, 2021 at 11:52 pm

      swallow it and see if it can survive stomach acid

    • Nico NRG

      May 4, 2021 at 1:26 am

      Slam test maybe?

    • William Wightman

      May 4, 2021 at 7:20 am

      For the fourth AirTag maybe try a torture wheel that spins and has a hair dryer going, nails that it hits, water that it dunks in, etc or ask a friend to hide it a few miles away and test the Find My network. Just some ideas. Great Video!

    • Wesley Thomas

      May 4, 2021 at 8:13 am

      Yes definitely would like to see digestive system test!

    • Stefan Borisov

      May 4, 2021 at 5:06 pm

      Ask somebody to hide it, far away, in another neighborhood for example, and see how long it takes for apples “find my” network to find it. And you can still do another test after that.

    • Blake Pezzarello

      May 5, 2021 at 3:42 pm

      I would like to see a dryer test

    • gerry alvarado

      May 5, 2021 at 4:53 pm

      Send the airtag through the entire gaunlet

    • Om Lanke

      May 5, 2021 at 9:43 pm

      Find Test please!! Just give it to a random guy to lose it in the city and try to find it 2 hours later.

    • Device Technology Gaming! and memes!

      May 5, 2021 at 9:51 pm

      Heat test please

    • Beagle World

      May 5, 2021 at 11:52 pm

      Heat test please

    • pbsing

      May 6, 2021 at 4:12 am

      Heat test in a car. I think some people will leave an AirTag in their car to help them find where they parked.

    • DonkeyPenguin Bear

      May 6, 2021 at 6:39 am

      Toaster test. Drop it from a tall building. Have someone swallow it and see if you can track them down in a city centre. Use a powerful magnet ????. Conceal one inside the frame of a bike, lock it up somewhere. someone will steal it. Then track them down and recover the bike.

    • Matthew Herrington

      May 6, 2021 at 7:05 am

      Take It to the ocean a lake and see how deep it can go!

  6. keon

    May 3, 2021 at 5:11 pm

    A good test is to give it to a destructive kid for a few days and see what happens

  7. Seleez

    May 3, 2021 at 5:25 pm

    Hammer test, hairdryerheatgun test please

  8. Venom Love

    May 3, 2021 at 5:49 pm

    zzzzzzz

  9. YouAndImpact

    May 3, 2021 at 6:09 pm

    Wonderful ????

  10. Wagner Voss

    May 3, 2021 at 6:20 pm

    CNET is sadistic. Poor tech. ????????

  11. Nuragna theBloodedge

    May 3, 2021 at 6:22 pm

    Wish she would have given it alil more time to find it in frozen state….would have been nice to see if you dropped it in snow would it be traceable..she only gave it 4sec 🙁 rest of the vid was good

  12. Mateja Marić

    May 3, 2021 at 6:43 pm

    Ah, I missed the good old days of CNET torture tests. Things were simpler back then…

  13. Ben Greenwald

    May 3, 2021 at 6:47 pm

    “I can’t hear anything”. Airtag in airtight sealed metal insulated container in ice. Duh

  14. KEV T

    May 3, 2021 at 6:57 pm

    Hockey puck

  15. NELSON ABRAHAM

    May 3, 2021 at 7:02 pm

    Now that’s some testing ????????

  16. Universal Chat

    May 3, 2021 at 7:11 pm

    You aren’t going to listen to our ideas ????

    • Lexy Savvides

      May 3, 2021 at 8:17 pm

      Why not? ????

    • Universal Chat

      May 3, 2021 at 9:12 pm

      @Lexy Savvides ok the last one go through all the tests plus dryer.

  17. Caden Churchill

    May 3, 2021 at 7:21 pm

    Love your kitchen Lexy! The white finish on the cupboards especially looks great!

  18. Lee Grant

    May 3, 2021 at 8:19 pm

    See how deep underwater It can go before can’t get a signal.

  19. Nehemiah George

    May 3, 2021 at 9:43 pm

    Awesome review!

  20. E.R Azriel

    May 3, 2021 at 10:07 pm

    Put it in the post!

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  22. 2 Schizzie

    May 3, 2021 at 10:23 pm

    What if my Dog buries my keys in the yard?

  23. Josh Mateo

    May 3, 2021 at 10:48 pm

    Can you put one on a bicycle? Then try and track it down live as if the bike were stolen?

  24. Dapivimu

    May 3, 2021 at 11:33 pm

    Now the heat!

  25. Ade Primanda

    May 4, 2021 at 12:59 am

    Wow! The battery is made in Indonesia ????????

  26. James Lee

    May 4, 2021 at 1:48 am

    II purchased a four pack the day of the launching. I use the Belkin’s key ring. Enjoy your vid on the AirTag. Are you new on CNET? Where is your accent from? Thanks. Jim

  27. L. Green

    May 4, 2021 at 1:53 am

    Show what is displayed to a non-owner (like a random person walking by a lost one airtag)

  28. CHARLES SPEARS

    May 4, 2021 at 4:06 am

    What case is that

  29. Rolando Arauz-Bryan

    May 4, 2021 at 4:45 am

    Cheaters better be wary…lol. I can see people using these to track each other. So happy I am singgle.

  30. Timothy Teo

    May 4, 2021 at 4:55 am

    You could send the 4th one to me:)

  31. Yuri Lozano

    May 4, 2021 at 5:31 am

    Lexy you can send me the last one here in St. Louis MO (with an autograph of you of course) and see if the My Network will find it! Not that it will be returned tho :p
    You would make my 2021 with that! S2

  32. Anon Ymous

    May 4, 2021 at 6:29 am

    I don’t remember anybody doing all these extreme tests with tile tracker or the Samsung smart tag. Goes on to show why/how nobody cares about tile or Samsung. Seems like only Apple has the power to define a product category. Great!

  33. Akshay

    May 4, 2021 at 9:55 am

    Seriously, why do you wanna do all these??

  34. Jim Jam

    May 4, 2021 at 10:10 am

    05:56 Made in Indonesia 05:56

  35. georgio Armania2

    May 4, 2021 at 10:38 am

    Great review and lots of fun. But don’t put it in ice cream in case the kids eat it, although not a bad idea to track down the location of the kids when they are out! (just kidding!)

  36. Matthewtrains

    May 4, 2021 at 2:11 pm

    i have an idea i can take an old screen protector and then put it on the air tag

  37. Mohammed Sadiq

    May 4, 2021 at 5:42 pm

    I was hoping for fire ???? test ????

  38. 1Keymaker

    May 4, 2021 at 6:59 pm

    Throw one in a Raging river and see how far down it gets and if it will ping back.

  39. nuyou21

    May 4, 2021 at 9:51 pm

    Microwave test, sledgehammer test, and the good old AirTags target practice test. ????

  40. DonkeyPenguin Bear

    May 5, 2021 at 12:50 am

    Next let’s see it on 60 degrees 3 hour wash

  41. Jacob Maz

    May 5, 2021 at 4:12 am

    The washer test was so smart, thank you

  42. David Desson

    May 5, 2021 at 5:00 am

    Leave an Air Tag in your car in a multilevel Parking Garage or leave it in a large Apartment building.

  43. Rodney Sia

    May 5, 2021 at 8:21 am

    how bout swallowing it like a Mentos? will it survive that?

  44. Commander [REDACTED]

    May 5, 2021 at 8:38 am

    Are the Air Tags bulletproof?

  45. Craig Wilkes

    May 5, 2021 at 1:02 pm

    Drop it in a hot coffee and leave it for 10 minutes

  46. Derrick

    May 5, 2021 at 1:07 pm

    Ugh I miss the torture tests when phones would get out in a freezer or in the washing machine. It was amazing

  47. AndyG1714

    May 5, 2021 at 2:42 pm

    Can someone tell me why no one test the smart tags?

  48. Robpol86

    May 5, 2021 at 3:39 pm

    Flush one down the toilet and see where it ends up

  49. B Nav

    May 5, 2021 at 4:19 pm

    After the washer put it in the dryer

  50. Bad Drivers Of The NorCal Area

    May 6, 2021 at 1:37 am

    One thing I have not seen people talk about is how helpful these could be for finding stolen cars. Just throw it somewhere inconspicuous and you are good.

  51. FMFvideos

    May 6, 2021 at 2:40 am

    I was always losing my ice cream… not anymore!

  52. Shashank

    May 6, 2021 at 1:41 pm

    you should have dropped it without the leather Tag to see if the battery would drop off from the case.

  53. rowlandmartin85

    May 6, 2021 at 5:43 pm

    Step on them. Because you might drop your key and then step on them.

  54. TONNY SUFAMI

    May 6, 2021 at 10:11 pm

    i dont care what your review is, but love how the way you are reviewing stuff, so much fun

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