No need to get worried as you are not alone.
A lot of AirTag users have complained that their AirTag is not pairing.
If you are facing the same I am here to help you.
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But before trying out fixes confirm you have fulfilled all the requirements of pairing an AirTag.
Below are the requirements go through them and double-check you are following all of them.
Lets move on to the tips to fix AirTag not pairing.
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Pair Your AirTag Correctly
when you’ve got done everything that I just said above.
Unbox your AirTag and remove all the wrapping around it.
You will see a plastic tab coming from the inside of AirTag.
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Pull out that, doing that will activate the battery of AirTag for the very first time.
You will hear a sound, It means AirTag is activated and now ready to be paired.
1.Now bring the AirTag near your iPhone, the power button is a more suitable place.
3.Now will see a lot of different names for different use cases of your AirTag.
If you think none of them are for you choose a custom name and then click Continue.
It will hardly take a minute and your AirTag will be connected to your Apple ID.
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Once done you are free to attach AirTag with the item you want to track.
But what if you have fulfilled all the requirements and still cant pair your AirTag?
Try these simple fixes and you will surely be able to pair the AirTag.
If you have bought a pack of four AirTag and unboxed all of them.
Now all of them are lying near your iPhone.
In that case, your iPhone will find it difficult to actually understand which AirTag to pair.
I would say dont pull up the tab to activate the battery of all of them.
Once you set up one AirTag then only activate the other one and bring it close to your iPhone.
Once that one is paired bring the next one closer to your iPhone.
The users who are facing AirTag not pairing most likely have bought the pack of four AirTags.
The next fix is to remove and reinsert the AirTag battery.
To remove the battery press and hold the stainless steel side of AirTag and rotate counterclockwise.
Keep rotating until you reach the endpoint.
By the time you will feel the stainless steel part is loose.
Now separate both sides into two parts and in the middle, you will see a CR2032 battery.
Just take out the battery and reinsert it.
Once done place the stainless steel part by aligning the given pins and press down.
And then rotate it clockwise to tighten it.
After it tries to pair it with your iPhone most probably you will be able to.
The process of resetting an AirTag is similar to removing the battery.
1.Keep the stainless steel side of AirTag on top and press down.
While pressing rotates the cover in a counterclockwise direction until it reaches the and stops rotating.
2.By the time you feel the shiny side is losing you will be able to remove it.
When you remove you will be able to take out the battery.
3.Remove the battery and reinsert it.
4.After reinserting press down on the battery.
You have to press it until you hear a sound.
5.Now follow the same process four more times.
Removing and reinserting the battery and then pressing down on it until you hear a sound each time.
6.So you have to basically do it five times.
when you land done that align the stainless steel cover.
The cover has three tabs you have to double-check they are aligned with the three slots present on AirTag.
7.Now press down on the stainless side cover until you hear a sound coming from AirTag.
8.Lastly rotate the shiny part clockwise until it reaches the end and stops rotating.
Thats how you reset an AirTag.
The process is very tedious.
I have tried my best to explain it.
I hope you will be able to reset the AirTag.
If there is no hardware issue in your AirTag then following the above fixes should fix the pairing issue.
But in a rare case, if it doesnt contact Apple support and they will replace your AirTag.
Conclusion
The pairing process of any Apple accessories is usually very easy.
The process is exactly the same for AirTag.
Some users are not able to pair it because they are not meeting all the requirements.
But for a few users despite fulfilling all the requirements pairing issue is occurring.
It is mostly because they have more than one AirTag near their iPhone.
