Apple unveiled the new AirTag with an expanded finding range and a louder speaker.
Apple’s second-generation Ultra Wideband chip, which is found in the iPhone 17, iPhone Air, Apple Watch Ultra 3 and Apple Watch Series 11. This makes the AirTag easier to find than before, with haptic, visual and audio feedback. You can find your lost AirTag from up to 50 per cent further than the last generation with ‘Precision Finding.’ It also has an upgraded Bluetooth chip to help with this.
Further, users can use ‘Precision Finding’ on Apple Watch Series 9 or later, or the Apple Watch Ultra 2, to find their AirTag.
The new AirTag is 50 per cent louder than the last AirTag, so you can hear it twice as far away. And it also has a new distinctive chime.
The AirTag 2nd gen also has ‘Share Item Location,’ which lets users securely share its location with third parties like airlines, which can help with finding delayed luggage or other items. Apple has partnered with more than 50 airlines to support this.
And if you’re worried about privacy, the AirTag doesn’t store location data or history on-device, and end-to-end encryption protects communication with the Find My network.
Lastly, the new AirTag is designed with 85 per cent recycled plastics, 100 per cent recycled rare earth elements in the magnets, and 100 per cent recycled gold plating on all the Apple-designed circuit boards.
The new AirTag is C$39 for the single and $129 for the 4-pack.
AirTags have saved me more times than not, by placing them in my wallet, keys and even in my passport holder — seriously, I’ve almost lost my passport, and before I drove away, my phone warned me that my passport wasn’t there and was able to pinpoint exactly where I left it. The AirTags are well worth the cost for all the trouble they’ve saved me, and the new AirTag sounds even better than before.
