You can now track a missing suitcase with Samsung’s Galaxy SmartTag3 using an iPhone. But if you leave that suitcase behind, Samsung’s tracker won’t send its Left Behind Alert to iOS.

The SmartTag3 went on sale in the US on November 6 for $29.99. iPhone users can register and locate tags through SmartThings, but Compass View, Ring Phone, and Left Behind Alert remain exclusive to compatible Galaxy devices. Apple’s second-generation AirTag offers comparable directional finding and separation alerts on supported iPhones.

For households using both platforms, SmartTag3 opens another option. Yet the trackers operate on separate finding networks, and their similar prices make the differences in functionality difficult to ignore.

SmartTag3’s iPhone support has limits

Samsung’s official product FAQ confirms that iPhone owners can register SmartTag3 directly through SmartThings without a Galaxy phone.…