In accordance with a 9to5Mac report this week, citing dependable sources, Apple is now planning to launch the AirTag 2 in September or later this 12 months. In that case, the up to date accent might be introduced on the iPhone 17 occasion in lower than three months from now.
The report additionally mentioned that iOS 18.6 beta code hints on the upcoming software program replace being appropriate with the AirTag 2, when it’s launched.
Lastly, the report mentioned that the AirTag 2 will present alerts for each low and really low battery ranges. You possibly can already see if the present AirTag’s battery stage is low within the Discover My app, nevertheless it feels like there’ll now be two tiers of alerts.
9to5Mac speculated that this transformation might trace on the AirTag 2 that includes a chargeable battery. Nonetheless, in a November 2024 version of his Energy On e-newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman mentioned the following AirTag would “actually not” be outfitted with a chargeable battery, suggesting that Apple will persist with a replaceable battery.
In that very same e-newsletter, Gurman mentioned that Apple was aiming to launch the AirTag 2 across the center of 2025, which sounded extra like June or July. So, if 9to5Mac is correct concerning the accent’s launch timeframe now being September or later this 12 months, then clients should wait a bit of longer for it than anticipated.
At any time when it launches, the AirTag 2 is rumored to function as much as 3× longer merchandise monitoring vary in comparison with the present AirTag. Gurman expects the AirTag 2 to look just like the present mannequin, however he mentioned the built-in speaker might be harder to take away, which might make it more durable to covertly stalk individuals with the accent.
Apple launched the present AirTag in April 2021, so it’s now greater than 4 years outdated. It debuted at an occasion alongside the iMac with the M1 chip, the iPad Professional with the M1 chip, a brand new Apple TV, and a purple shade for the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini.
