New Airtags: Only in autumn and with a better power supply?

Apple’s Airtags have been on the market unchanged since spring 2021. The Bluetooth and UltraWide band trackers (UWB) are often sold and offer a solid user experience, especially in an urban environment, when it comes to finding lost objects. However, the built -in technology is outdated. Users hope for more reach, longer battery life and maybe also a more precise location. But when do Airtags 2 come?

Larger reach and more anti-torking

Fresh rumors now come from the USA. According to “reliable sources” of the Apple blog 9to5mac, Apple is now planning a start of sales in September Or later in autumn. In fact, there are already indications of the new model in the beta version of iOS 18.6. Apple has already already made preparations for Airtags 2 there. That would be good news, because that would mean that the new trackers either appear before iOS 26 and/or at least remain compatible with the previous version.

So far, it has been assumed that Airtags 2 will receive a next generation UWB chip. From the iPhone 15, they could then be tracked more precisely from a distance of 60 meters, currently only 15 meters are possible. Apple is also said to have worked on the hardware to make them “tamper resistant”. So it should no longer be so easy to deactivate the speaker. However, some users find that bad because Airtags 2 are no longer suitable as theft protection, many users love this option. Apple, on the other hand, wants to avoid stalking, and even had to struggle with collecting lawsuits.

The question of the battery

It remains unclear how the power supply of Airtags 2 will take place. Apple CR2032 button cells are currently using. 9to5mac now speculates that Apple may rely on re -charged batteries. However, other market observers such as Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman have not yet confirmed this.

However, Apple allegedly plans stronger grades of the battery display in the “Where is?” App (for example “little” and “very little” energy). This would be particularly useful with battery. Nothing is leaked at prices of the new airtails.