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Travel + Leisure / Reese Herrington
Apple AirTagsare a travelers best friend.
But youll need the right pop in: thePanasonic CR2032 batteryorEnergizer CR2032 battery, to be exact.
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They can save you more than $100 if you have four AirTag batteries to replace.
But heres the rub: Many CR2032 batteries come with a bitter coating to prevent ingestion and swallowing.
If you dont, you could end up with a pack of batteries that wont work in your AirTags.
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Just press down, rotate counterclockwise, replace, and close it up by twisting clockwise.
As a reminder, always keep batteries far out of reach of children or pets.
When shopping for a CR2032Apple supportsuggests to look for packaging that states Compatible with Apple AirTag.
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Some CR2032 batteries with bitterant coatings might not work with AirTag or other battery-powered products.
Energizer CR2032batteries specifically claim to be compatible with Apple AirTags, and theyre Amazons No.
Previous battery brands didn’t work.
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No matter how many times I re-installed the battery, I wasnt getting a hard reset.
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