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ernatives 7 see also 8 references 9 external links toggle the table of contents airtag 26 languages العربية azərbaycanca беларуская català čeština deutsch español eesti فارسی suomi français עברית magyar bahasa indonesia italiano 日本語 한국어 latviešu nederlands polski português русский simple english türkçe українська 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia apple tracking device for finding lost items not to be confused with airtag company airtag an apple airtag developer apple manufacturer foxconn type key finder released april 30 2021 5 years ago 2021 04 30 1st generation january 26 2026 7 months ago 2026 01 26 2nd generation introductory price 29 usd 99 usd 4 pack discontinued january 26 2026 7 months ago 2026 01 26 1st generation connectivity bluetooth le uwb nfc power cr2032 button cell current firmware 2 0 73 2a73 1st generation 3 0 41 2nd generation online services find my network dimensions diameter 31 9 mm 1 26 in thickness 8 mm 0 31 in weight 11 g 0 39 oz 1st generation 11 8 g 0 42 oz 2nd generation website apple com airtag airtag is a tracking device developed by apple 1 airtag is designed to act as a key finder which helps people find personal objects such as keys bags apparel small electronic devices and vehicles to locate lost or stolen items airtags use apple s crowdsourced find my network estimated in early 2021 to consist of approximately one billion devices worldwide that detect and anonymously report emitted bluetooth signals 2 airtags are compatible with any iphone ipad or ipod touch device capable of running ios ipados 14 5 or later including iphone 6s or later including iphone se 1 2 and 3 using the built in u1 chip on iphone 11 or later except iphone se models iphone 16e and iphone 17e models users can more precisely locate items using ultra wideband uwb technology airtag has been available since 2021 3 4 an updated model with the u2 chip upgraded bluetooth and a louder speaker was released in january 2026 it has enhanced range for precision detection with iphones equipped with a u2 chip such as the iphone 15 pro or later excluding iphone 16e and 17e and also allows an apple watch with a u2 chip such as the apple watch series 9 or later or apple watch ultra 2 or later excluding apple watch se to precisely locate items the second generation airtag is compatible with devices running ios ipados watchos 26 2 1 or later 5 history edit the product was rumored to be under development in april 2019 6 in february 2020 it was reported that asahi kasei was prepared to supply apple with tens of millions of ultra wideband uwb parts for the rumored airtag in the second and third quarters of 2020 though the shipment was ultimately delayed 7 on april 2 2020 a youtube video on apple support 8 page also confirmed airtag 9 in apple s ios 14 0 release code was discovered that described the reusable and removable battery that would be used in the airtag 10 11 in march 2021 macworld stated that ios 14 5 beta s find my user interface included items and accessories features meant for airtag support for a user s backpack luggage headphones and other objects 12 appleinsider noted that the beta included safety warnings for unauthorized airtags persistently in a user s vicinity 13 in may 2024 bloomberg reported that apple was preparing a new version of the airtag codenamed b589 14 15 features edit airtag set up on ios airtags can be interacted with using the find my app users may trigger the airtag to play a sound from the app iphones equipped with the u1 or u2 chip can use precision tracking to provide direction to and precise distance from an airtag precision tracking utilizes ultra wideband 16 airtags are not satellite navigation devices airtags are located on a map within the find my app by utilizing bluetooth signals from other anonymous ios and ipados devices out in the world to help prevent unwanted tracking an ios ipados device will alert their owner if someone else s airtag seems to be with them instead of with the airtag s owner for too long 17 if an airtag is out of range of any apple device for a random duration between 8 and 24 hours 18 it will begin to beep to alert a person that an airtag may have been placed in their possession 19 users can mark an airtag as lost and provide a phone number and a message any iphone user can see this phone number and message with the identify found item feature within the find my app which utilizes near field communication nfc technology additionally devices with nfc capabilities can identify an airtag with a tap which will redirect to a website containing the message and phone number 16 20 airtag requires an apple account and ios or ipados 14 5 or later 21 it uses the cr2032 button cell battery replaceable with one year of battery life though some batteries with child resistant bitterants cannot be used due to the design of the airtag battery terminal 22 the maximum range of bluetooth tracking is estimated to be around 30 meters 23 24 the water resistance of an airtag is rated ip67 water and dust an airtag can withstand 30 minutes of water immersion in standard laboratory conditions each apple account is limited to 32 airtags 10 firmware version history edit apple does not provide a way for users to force an airtag to carry out a firmware update 25 firmware updates may happen automatically whenever an airtag is in bluetooth range of the paired iphone running ios 14 5 or later and both devices have sufficient battery 26 legend unsupported supported latest version preview version future version version build release date release notes 26 unsupported 1 0 225 april 30 2021 initial version at launch 27 unsupported 1 0 276 1a276d 28 june 3 2021 modifies the time period before an airtag will play a sound after being separated from its owner originally three days the update shortens the period to a randomized window ranging from eight to 24 hours 29 1a287a 30 june 12 2021 1a287b 31 june 22 2021 unsupported 1 0 291 1a291a 32 august 26 2021 unknown 1a291c 33 august 31 2021 1a291e 34 september 7 2021 1a291f 35 september 14 2021 unsupported 1 0 301 1a301 36 april 26 2022 tuning the unwanted tracking sound to more easily locate an unknown airtag unsupported 2 0 24 2a24e 37 november 10 2022 a enables precision finding to help locate an unknown airtag detected moving with a person if the iphone is awake a notification alerts the user when an airtag that s separated from its owner is traveling with the user and emitting a sound to indicate it has been moved unsupported 2 0 36 2a36 38 december 12 2022 resolves an issue with the accelerometer not activating in certain scenarios unsupported 2 0 61 2a61 39 october 31 2023 bug fixes and other improvements latest version 2 0 73 2a73 40 march 19 2024 no declared release notes 41 apple pulled the update before full deployment 38 applications edit tracking checked luggage edit airtags have become extremely popular among travelers to track checked luggage on flights and empower them when luggage is lost by carriers 42 43 44 45 in response lufthansa stated that airtags were not permissible in luggage checked with the carrier 46 47 48 49 the carrier backtracked after a risk assessment by german risk authorities following widespread criticism and accusations that it was seeking to avoid accountability 50 51 the federal aviation administration has ruled that storing airtags in checked luggage is permitted and not a safety hazard as they contain less than 100 mg of lithium 52 theft prevention and recovery edit airtags have been used to track stolen property and assist police in recovering them for return to their rightful owners 53 in february 2023 a north carolina family discovered that their car had been stolen in coordination with local police they utilized an airtag placed in the vehicle to locate the car and were able to recover their property 54 criticism edit see also criticism of apple inc use by stalkers edit despite apple s inclusion of technologies to help prevent unwanted tracking or stalking the washington post found that it was frighteningly easy to bypass the systems put in place it has been described as a gift to stalkers 55 concerns included the built in audible alarm taking three days to sound since reduced to 8 24 hours 56 and the fact that most americans had android devices that would not receive alerts about nearby airtags that iphone devices receive 57 airtags cannot have most of their components replaced correctly but it has been found that airtags with their speakers forcibly removed from the rest of the components were being used to track people the airtag cannot detect this change making it harder for people to find out that an airtag has been stalking them 58 airtags with their speakers removed have been found for sale on sites such as ebay and etsy 59 in january 2022 bbc news spoke to six women who stated that they had found unregistered airtags inside belongings such as cars and bags 60 in late 2021 apple released an app called tracker detect on the google play store to help users of android 9 or later to discover unknown airtags near them in a lost state and potentially being used for malicious tracking purposes 61 62 the app does not run in the background 63 in february 2022 apple added a warning for users setting up their airtag notifying them that using the device to track people is illegal and the device is only meant for tracking personal belongings 64 the airtag chirps within 8 to 24 hours if it has been separated from the device it is paired with 56 tracking cars edit the national post in canada reported that airtags were placed on vehicles at shopping malls and parking lots without the drivers knowledge in order to track them to their homes where the vehicles would be stolen 65 in response apple announced just before wwdc 2021 that it had begun rolling out updates that would allow anyone with an nfc capable phone to tap an unwanted airtag for instructions on how to disable it and that they had decreased the delay time for the audible alert that sounds after the airtag is separated from its owner from three days to a random time between 8 and 24 hours 66 susceptibility to hacking edit users who set their airtags to lost mode are prompted to provide a contact phone number for finders to call in september 2021 security researcher brian krebs citing fellow security researcher bobby rauch 67 reported that the phone number field will actually accept any type of input including arbitrary computer code opening up the potential use of airtags as trojan horse devices 68 similarity to tile edit similar product manufacturer tile criticized apple for using similar technologies and designs to tile s trackers 17 spokespeople for tile made a testimony to the united states congress saying that apple was supporting anti competitive practices 69 claiming that apple had done this in the past and that they think it is entirely appropriate for congress to take a closer look at apple s business practices 70 difficulty attaching edit airtags do not have holes or other mechanical features that would allow them to be positively attached or affixed to the item being tracked solutions include adhesives glue tape and purpose built accessories the polyurethane airtag loop is the least expensive solution sold by apple it costs the same as a single airtag and has been criticized as an accessory tax 71 alternatives edit other similar trackers claiming compatibility with apple s find my airtag are available while only compatible with apple devices they do not use apple s proprietary ultra wideband uwb technology 72 however consumer magazine which reported about airtags it s unlikely to be much help if you ve lost it somewhere really rural we ve found that the find my network has the widest coverage but it s still reliant on someone with an ios device walking past your tracker 73 airtags and equivalents using apple s find my are not supported by the android operating system while they can scan a nearby airtag using near field communication nfc and detect unknown airtags they cannot pair with a device or use advanced tracking there are trackers for android including tile samsung galaxy smarttag and chipolo one 74 various trackers use other networks including google s find my device and proprietary networks accuracy in finding and locating distant objects is mostly reported as of 2025 update to be relatively poor while trackers using apple s network are accurate 73 see also edit ibeacon list of uwb enabled devices galaxy smarttag xiaomi tag references edit apple introduces airtag 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