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Title: AirTag 2 Rumored to Launch in May or June With These New Features Post by: HCK on February 25, 2025, 04:05:09 pm AirTag 2 Rumored to Launch in May or June With These New Features
Apple plans to launch a second-generation AirTag in May or June this year, according to a post today from a leaker known as Kosutami (https://x.com/Kosutami_Ito/status/1893941895761444872). (https://images.macrumors.com/article-new/2024/01/airtag-orange.jpg) Bloomberg's Mark Gurman previously reported that a new AirTag would be released in mid-2025 (https://www.macrumors.com/2024/11/24/airtag-2-mid-2025-rumor/). May or June would align with that timeframe. Below, we recap three new features rumored for the AirTag 2: <ul><li>With a second-generation Ultra Wideband chip, the AirTag 2 is expected to have up to 3× longer range (https://www.macrumors.com/2024/12/15/airtag-2-longer-range-rumor/) compared to the current AirTag. The chip debuted in the iPhone 15 and the Apple Watch Ultra 2. On the iPhone 15 and iPhone 16 models, there is a Precision Finding for People feature that can help you to find your friends in crowded places, and it offers a range of up to 200 feet/60 meters.</li> <li>The new AirTag's built-in speaker is expected to be more difficult to remove or tamper with, as an anti-stalking safety measure.</li> <li>The new AirTag is rumored to have improved integration with the Apple Vision Pro (https://www.macrumors.com/2023/08/02/kuo-new-airtag-production-late-2024/).</li></ul> The original AirTag was announced during an Apple Event in April 2021 (https://www.macrumors.com/2021/04/20/apple-unveils-airtags-tracking-devices/). In the U.S., an individual AirTag costs $29, and a set of four costs $99. Kosutami is best known as a collector of prototype Apple products, but they have occasionally shared accurate information about Apple's future plans. For example, they accurately revealed that the iPhone 16 Pro would be equipped with a metal-enclosed battery (https://www.macrumors.com/2023/11/20/iphone-16-pro-leak-reveals-redesigned-battery/) many months before the device launched. However, their August 2024 claim (https://www.macrumors.com/2024/08/27/airpods-pro-3-much-better-anc-rumor/) that new AirPods Pro would be coming "soon" did not pan out, as AirPods Pro 3 have yet to launch. In another post (https://x.com/Kosutami_Ito/status/1893959582344430024) today, Kosutami seems to be once again implying that new AirPods Pro are on the horizon, along with new Apple smart home accessories. Apple is expected to unveil an all-new smart home hub (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/02/10/apple-home-hub-still-months-away/) this year, and it is also rumored to be working on a Face ID doorbell (https://www.macrumors.com/2024/12/22/apple-doorbell-with-face-id-rumor/) and a smart home camera (https://www.macrumors.com/2024/12/04/apple-smart-home-camera-rumor/) for release in 2026 or later.<div class="linkback">Tags: AirTag (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/airtag/), Kosutami (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/kosutami/)</div> This article, "AirTag 2 Rumored to Launch in May or June With These New Features (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/02/24/airtag-2-in-may-or-june-rumor/)" first appeared on MacRumors.com (https://www.macrumors.com) Discuss this article (https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/airtag-2-rumored-to-launch-in-may-or-june-with-these-new-features.2450071/) in our forums Source: AirTag 2 Rumored to Launch in May or June With These New Features (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/02/24/airtag-2-in-may-or-june-rumor/) |