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Four years after the original AirTag debuted, we\u2019re still waiting for the first proper hardware revision. Rumors indicate AirTag 2 could launch soon, here\u2019s an overview of how the two products might compare.<\/p>\n
AirTag 2 could launch soon, will it be worth the wait?<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve been expecting Apple to launch its new AirTag for a while now. Rumors originally<\/a> pinned a launch around mid-year, then iOS 18.6 hinted<\/a> at its debut, and finally many\u2014myself included\u2014thought it might arrive during the iPhone 17 event.<\/p>\n Now, the latest AirTag 2 expectations are for a launch before the holiday season kicks off.<\/p>\n Perhaps it\u2019s fitting for a product whose predecessor arrived much later than expected, despite evidence it had long been ready to go.<\/p>\n Will AirTag 2 be worth the wait?<\/p>\n Rumors indicate the AirTag successor won\u2019t be a radical departure from the original model. Instead, it will focus largely on improvements to the existing feature set.<\/p>\n AirTag 2 will focus on upgrading existing features, per rumors<\/p>\n Regarding AirTag 2\u2019s design, Bloomberg has reported<\/a> that the product \u201cwill look similar to the current model\u201d.<\/p>\n I suspect we might still see a slight size reduction to make the device thinner. For example, to make it fit better inside of wallets. Apple\u2019s miniaturization skills have progressed a lot in the last four years.<\/p>\n Mostly though, AirTag 2 is expected to focus<\/a> on three upgrades:<\/p>\n offering better range<\/p>\n upgrading the wireless chip<\/p>\n improving privacy, such as by making the speaker harder to remove<\/p>\n Likely, Apple will replace the current first-gen Ultra Wideband chip inside AirTag with the more recent second-gen version.<\/p>\n This UWB upgrade should lead AirTag 2 to offer Precision Finding at up to 30-90 meters, a 3x improvement over the current 10-30 meter range.<\/p>\n Privacy has been one of the longstanding concerns with AirTag, despite Apple\u2019s software efforts to make it ill-fitting for stalking or other illicit uses.<\/p>\n AirTag 2 making the speaker harder to remove will be a good thing, but hopefully there are other privacy improvements coming too.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re interested in picking up more AirTags, Amazon currently has a 4-pack for only $64.99<\/a>. Is this because the company believes AirTag 2 is launching soon, and needs to clear inventory? Who knows. <\/p>\n But if you don\u2019t want to wait and see what Apple has in store for the new AirTag, now\u2019s a good time to buy.<\/p>\n Best AirTag deals and accessories<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.<\/a><\/p>\n![\"AirTag](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/airtag-2.jpg\")
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