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They begin beeping at a random time between 8 and 24 hours after separation, not immediately. Probably it was still too soon?


It's a tricky timing to work out, I guess. You want to warn people about trackers near them, but you don't want someone e.g. leaving their tagged bag in their locker to cause loud beeping after 30 minutes.




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