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Sadly this requires a "donor" tag to impersonate (which then can't be used for as long as you want this to work), or using OpenHaystack which requires using a Mac in order to get the data.

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It doesn't, I use it without an AirTag on my Linux machine. It works fine.

How do i use it without an Airtag? At the step number 9 the setup asks me to enter an Apple ID, which i do not have. Is there a way to track it on Android or Linux without an Apple ID?

You don't need a Mac to create an Apple ID, no? You just create one on the site. To be fair, I created mine years ago.

I've tried to create an Apple ID recently on a non-Apple platform and it was a huge PITA. Tried using different browsers on Windows and Linux, tried Apple Music on Android , tried iCloud on Windows - nothing.

Basically I was able to pass email and phone number verification, but then "Continue" button on the "Apple ID & Privacy " page doesn't work and you can't get around it. No error or description whatsoever, just internal server error in the browser's console.

Turns out it's a known problem and the same button works perfectly fine when pressing it on an Apple device. I haven't tried it in a macOS VM though, but presumably Apple flags such accounts anyway.

Yeah, Apple is crap that way. Whenever I log in from my Linux desktop, they "lock" my account and I have to go through a long process where I verify my email, phone, password, and they send me an SMS code.

If you want, I can create an account for you on my Mac, email me (email in profile).

How? The README [0] states that a Mac is required. Do you mean that you use the Find My network to keep track of your Linux machine's location (as described in [1]), but not to locate devices (which requires either macOS or a proxy server running on macOS)?

[0] https://github.com/seemoo-lab/openhaystack?tab=readme-ov-fil...

[1] https://github.com/seemoo-lab/openhaystack/tree/main/Firmwar...

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