New AirTag's Improved Precision Finding Requires These iPhone Models

The new AirTag that Apple unveiled today features a second-generation Ultra Wideband chip, enabling the Precision Finding diagnostic to enactment up to 50% farther distant from an point compared to the erstwhile AirTag, according to Apple. However, you request a compatible iPhone exemplary successful bid to instrumentality vantage of this improvement.


The improved Precision Finding requires 1 of these iPhone models:

• iPhone 15


• iPhone 15 Plus


• iPhone 15 Pro


• iPhone 15 Pro Max


• iPhone 16


• iPhone 16 Plus


• iPhone 16 Pro


• iPhone 16 Pro Max


• iPhone 17


• iPhone 17 Pro


• iPhone 17 Pro Max


• iPhone Air

Precision Finding astatine longer distances is constricted to the iPhone models listed supra due to the fact that some the AirTag and the iPhone request Apple's second-generation Ultra Wideband chip, which was introduced starting with the iPhone 15 series.

Note that the lower-end iPhone 16e does not person a second-generation Ultra Wideband chip.

Precision Finding astatine the erstwhile distances is inactive supported connected the iPhone 11 and newer.

The caller AirTag besides has an upgraded Bluetooth spot for improved wide scope extracurricular of Precision Finding mode, with an iPhone 11 oregon newer.

The caller AirTag is available to bid connected Apple.com and successful the Apple Store app starting today, and it volition beryllium disposable astatine Apple Store locations aboriginal this week. In the U.S., pricing remains acceptable astatine $29 for 1 AirTag and astatine $99 for four.
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