Apple releases second-generation AirTag with upgraded UWB chip and louder speaker
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Updated · MacRumors · Apr 30
Apple releases second-generation AirTag with upgraded UWB chip and louder speaker
10 articles · Updated · MacRumors · Apr 30
Launched in January 2026 at $29, it extends Precision Finding range by up to 50% and adds Apple Watch Series 9 and later support.
Apple also upgraded Bluetooth, while a teardown found the speaker magnet is harder to remove, addressing a tactic used to silence unwanted tracking alerts.
The tracker follows years of misuse concerns, lawsuits and cross-platform anti-stalking alerts with Google, while Apple says AirTag remains its best-selling item tracker.
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