Wireless Tag Detected Near You?

Hi all, so I have received this notification on my iPhone twice in a span of about two weeks. I don't drive I just walk, and the two times I received a notification it was while I was walking in a highly populated area, downtown. The first time I got the message it was while I was at the mall. I went to Find My on my iPhone and didn't see any devices that weren't mine.


Second time it happened was last night, and I was walking with a friend going to the store and it was just before 12AM. I actually took a few screenshots this time and the picture below is one of them. But this time I got the notification while I was just getting home and putting stuff away that I had bought.


I searched the message on Google and a thread in a forum came up and it doesn't look like they figured out what was causing this message to come up. I do always have Bluetooth turned on because I have an Apple Watch, and I did look through my backpack and jacket and my clothes and I couldn't find any sort of tracking device.


Oh yeah, and the second time I got the message on my iPhone I actually tapped on the message and told it to play a sound, but I heard nothing. Someone else in that thread I found also mentioned trying out an app for iOS called BLE scanner which will apparently show all Bluetooth devices nearby. Of course I tried it but the list is very long since I am in a highly populated area.


I was with that same friend both times when I got the message on my iPhone so maybe he's got some kind of tracking device attached to him and he doesn't know it?. I don't think he even knows how to use one. Anyways, if anyone has any ideas please respond as this is kind of concerning. It looks like a few people are getting this message from what I have seen after searching for that error message on Google.



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iPhone 15 Pro Max, iOS 26

Posted on Sep 29, 2025 7:07 PM

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Posted on Oct 28, 2025 7:42 PM

Alright so since no one could help me here I will post the solution I found to this problem. Since I only get this message on my iPhone when I am walking downtown with a friend, I figured I would ask him if hes got any Bluetooth trackers on him. He has one on his keys, and it's called a "CHZHVAN tag" which you can get on Amazon for about $15. It's used to help locate his keys when he loses them. So if you get a message like what you see in the photo above in the first post of this thread, make sure you investigate right away to find where the Bluetooth tracking device is, because it's happening quite often where people put them in your back pocket or some where on your vehicle and use it to track your location. Luckily in my case it was a false alarm. Cheers.

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Oct 28, 2025 7:42 PM in response to seekdestroy16

Alright so since no one could help me here I will post the solution I found to this problem. Since I only get this message on my iPhone when I am walking downtown with a friend, I figured I would ask him if hes got any Bluetooth trackers on him. He has one on his keys, and it's called a "CHZHVAN tag" which you can get on Amazon for about $15. It's used to help locate his keys when he loses them. So if you get a message like what you see in the photo above in the first post of this thread, make sure you investigate right away to find where the Bluetooth tracking device is, because it's happening quite often where people put them in your back pocket or some where on your vehicle and use it to track your location. Luckily in my case it was a false alarm. Cheers.

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