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AirTag 2 May Debut at iPhone 17 Event Next Week With These Features

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After more than a four-year wait, the long-awaited AirTag 2 could finally debut at Apple's annual iPhone next week, if a previous rumor is still accurate.

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From a 9to5Mac report in June:
According to reliable 9to5Mac sources, Apple is now aiming at a Fall release, likely putting its announcement around the time of the iPhone event, which usually takes place in September.
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Apple introduced the current AirTag during its April 2021 event.

For those unfamiliar with the AirTag, it is a Bluetooth accessory that you can attach to items like a backpack and keys, and you can then track the location of those items in the Find My app across the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and iCloud.com. Similar item trackers are sold by brands like Tile, Samsung, Chipolo, and Pebblebee.

Below, we have recapped some of the key rumored AirTag 2 features. Apple's event begins on Tuesday, September 9, at 10 a.m. Pacific Time.

AirTag 2: Rumored Features

The following changes have been rumored:In a November 2024 edition of his Power On newsletter, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said the AirTag 2 would "look similar to the current model." In that newsletter, he also said the AirTag 2 will "certainly not" feature a rechargeable battery, suggesting that the accessory will stick with a CR2032 aka "coin" battery that needs to be replaced every year or so.

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Wow, that sucks. I have too many and I’m not buying more to replace them.

I do hope they improve on the battery life because I’m getting tired of going around and changing all the batteries on them.

Do not buy the cheap 50 pack on Amazon if the battery’s only last a couple months before the low battery notification start popping up.
 
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xhArRiSoNxD said:
Wow, that sucks. I have too many and I’m not buying more to replace them.

I do hope they improve on the battery life because I’m getting tired of going around and changing all the batteries on them.

Do not buy the cheap 50 pack on Amazon if the battery’s only last a couple months before the low battery notification start popping up.
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sounds like you found the problem. good batteries last forever in the current Airtags.
 
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What are you guys using all of these Airtags for? I have one for my keys and backpack, but aside for from that there's not much else I take with me regularly that I'd risk losing that I'd need to track.
 
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What are you guys using all of these Airtags for? I have one for my keys and backpack, but aside for from that there's not much else I take with me regularly that I'd risk losing that I'd need to track.
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I'm thinking a lot of them are using them as security devices, despite them being designed to help you find lost stuff and Apple explicitly stating that they're not designed or intended to fulfil a security purpose.

Of course, people can use them how they want and there's certainly plenty of cases where they've been used to help recover stolen goods - I'll even admit to having one concealed on my eBike "because why not". But people shouldn't set their expectations (and inevitable criticisms) around what this device isn't meant to be.
 
tyrnnsrs said:
What are you guys using all of these Airtags for? I have one for my keys and backpack, but aside for from that there's not much else I take with me regularly that I'd risk losing that I'd need to track.
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List from another thread.

“My use cases:

Vehicles
Car/House keys
Storage Unit keys
Backup set of keys
Overnight/B-O-Bag
Laptop / Camera Sling
Backpack
Luggage
Eyeglasses ( Orbit x Glasses )
Bike
Wallet
Work ID Badge / 2FA Fob
Work Keyboard (custom / mechanical)

I have no idea where any of my stuff is, but I can find it now at least!”
 
tyrnnsrs said:
What are you guys using all of these Airtags for? I have one for my keys and backpack, but aside for from that there's not much else I take with me regularly that I'd risk losing that I'd need to track.
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We have loads - 3 for suitcases for holidays, 1 for both of the adults for their keys, one in my wife's handbag, one for my camera bag, one to pop in my daughter's pocket in crowded areas (both where we're worried about her getting lost and where we want to give her a bit more freedom to roam on her own but her know we can get to her)

They're basically cheap enough that for their utility they're a no-brainer.
 
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