# How to Factory Reset Apple AirTag

**URL:** https://www.compsmag.com/blogs/how-to-factory-reset-apple-airtag/
**Author:** Ayushi Chauhan
**Published:** 2022-12-16
**Updated:** 2022-12-16
**Categories:** Blogs
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**Reading Time:** 3 min

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Despite its diminutive size, the AirTag is one of the best trackers for valuables. Some users even attach an AirTag to a dog collar to help locate a missing pet quickly. Because the aforementioned Apple product is so practical, you could pass it on to someone as a wonderful functional heritage. But you should remember to reset the AirTag if you intend to give it away.You must do an apple AirTag factory reset, just as you would when selling or giving away an iPhone. This is due to the AirTag’s continued association with your Apple ID.

However, in the case of the AirTag, that means that unless you unlink your Apple ID from it and they link their own to it, the new owner will be unable to utilise the tracking device. Additionally, each AirTag only connects to one Apple ID. It is designed to be that way in order to make it challenging for someone else to recover both your tracking attachment and the lost or stolen object it is attached to. We have mentioned steps below to **Factory Reset Apple AirTag**

## Steps to Factory Reset Apple AirTag

Press on the polished stainless steel **battery cover of AirTag**.

Now you need to turn the cover **counterclockwise** until it stops turning.

Then remove the cover and the **battery** of the AirTag.

Next, you need to **replace the battery**.

Press on the battery until you hear a noise.

When you hear the **sound**, repeat the process **four more times**. (Remove and reinsert the battery, then press on the battery until you hear a sound).

**Each time you press the battery**, you should hear a sound, for a total of five sounds.

Replace the **cover by aligning** the three tabs on the cover with the three slots on your AirTag.

Press on the cover until you **hear a sound.**

Rotate the cover clockwise until it **stops** **rotating** to close it.

## Final Words

We hope like our article on How to Factory Reset Apple AirTag. You cannot just steal someone else’s apple AirTag, wipe its memory, and then use it as your own if you find their AirTag. To’s because Apple built security safeguards into every AirTag that prevent just that. Unfortunately, you cannot share AirTags with family members because each AirTag can only be connected to one Apple ID, and only that person has the ability to factory reset the device.

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