Where's the AirTag 2?

We are inactive waiting for Apple's long-rumored AirTag 2 to launch. Below, we recap the latest rumors astir the item-tracking accessory.


In his Power On newsletter earlier WWDC, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said that a caller AirTag was "nearly ready" to launch. Last year, helium said that it would beryllium released astir the mediate of 2025, and the midpoint of the twelvemonth is conscionable 2 weeks away.

"The caller AirTag is astir ready, having been prepared for motorboat implicit the past respective months," helium said. However, helium said that it was improbable that Apple would denote the AirTag 2 during WWDC 2025 past week, and the developer league so came and went without immoderate caller Apple devices oregon accessories being unveiled.

So, when? Apple typically does not clasp immoderate merchandise events betwixt WWDC and its yearly iPhone lawsuit successful September. Accordingly, if the mid-2025 motorboat timeframe for the AirTag 2 remains accurate, the accessory volition apt beryllium announced successful a property merchandise connected the Apple Newsroom site. That would marque consciousness for a insignificant accessory update.

Unfortunately, the nonstop timing is unclear astatine this point. The explanation of mid-2025 tin astir apt beryllium stretched to see the period of September, truthful the AirTag 2 being announced alongside the iPhone 17 bid is inactive a anticipation too.

In immoderate case, it is not a large clip to bargain the existing AirTag, unless you truly request 1 oregon bash not attraction astir immoderate of the imaginable caller features.

Three upgrades person been rumored for the AirTag 2 truthful far:

• Apple's second-generation Ultra Wideband chip, for up to 3× longer tracking range compared to the existent AirTag.


• Improved integration with Apple's spatial computing ecosystem.


• A much tamper-proof speaker, to trim usage of AirTags for stalking.

No large plan changes are expected.

The archetypal AirTag was announced during an Apple Event in April 2021. In the U.S., an idiosyncratic AirTag costs $29, and a acceptable of 4 costs $99.
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