Is there a source on this? My initial fact check search suggests this was debunked.

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Jumblie #241 🟢🔴🟠🔵 4 guesses in 58s

This one went a lot better than the movies one from yesterday haha

That is how it works. Unwanted tracking notifications only trigger if separated from the owner for some time. It’s possible the paired iPhone was drained or had Bluetooth disabled which would cause the tracker to think it’s separated.