Apple AirTags can be attached to all sorts of things – keys, wallets, luggage, even your pet’s collar – but despite their versatility as tiny tracking devices, AirTags can only be assigned to one Apple ID at a time. That’s fine if you’re the only one using the AirTag and making it difficult for someone to steal or tamper with the devices. However, you will need to remove the AirTag from your Apple account if you want to use it with another one.
You can easily remove AirTags from your Apple ID in the Find My app. However, if you unlink an AirTag out of its Bluetooth range, you will also need to manually reset it before others can use it. Resetting an AirTag is easy, but it requires very specific instructions to be followed.
How one manually Reset AirTag
The first step is to remove the AirTag battery cover:
- Press down on the metal part of the AirTag while turning it counterclockwise. Continue rotating until the cover stops rotating, and then lift the cover off.
Next, you need to remove and reinsert the battery several times in a specific way:
- Remove the battery, wait a moment, and then reinsert it.
- Push the battery down until you hear a sound.
- After the sound has played back, repeat these steps four more times (five times in total). Make sure you play the sound in full every five times.
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After you’ve played the sound five times, replace the battery cover and do the following again:
- Make sure the three tabs on the battery cover line up with the slots on the AirTag.
- Press the cover until you hear a sound.
- Rotate the cover clockwise until it stops rotating.
Your AirTag is now reset and you can pair it with a new Apple ID.
