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

[erihp]

I want a "pro" version that is compatible with the watch charger.

why?

the battery lasts more than a year, and costs about $.50.

needing to charge a device like this makes no sense. just when you need it most, oops, forgot to charge it last month and now its lost too.

 

[Astuces iOS]

Uhm, what. No.

Then I don’t buy those.

 

[rjp1]

Tamper proof speaker no thx

It's time to buy more of the first generation with the ability to disable the speaker.

You could always just break the speaker on the new one.

 

[rjp1]

Might sound insane, but the AirTag 3rd generation or whatever generation should get a camera

This isn’t the worst idea. It could help locating things if you could see what it sees.

I’m sure it will never happen though.

 

[johnsawyercjs]

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.

I use one of them to find my Mom in stores when we split up and go in different directions. I've put one into her purse. Trouble is, the range of the current models isn't very good, since I have to walk all over the store anyway to get a good signal, and by the time the signal is strong enough, I've found her anyway. I'm hoping the new model will be better at this.

 

[erihp]

This isn’t the worst idea. It could help locating things if you could see what it sees.

I’m sure it will never happen though.

It really doesnt make sense unless you have an old iPhone without precision finding.

First step, determine location of last ping on the map.

Go there, and once you are in range the UWB will point an arrow to and show you the distance to the AirTag.

At this point if you cant see it, it means its under/covered by something else which means a camera would be useless. You can then activate the sound and keep moving towards the arrow until you've found the item.

Having a camera solves nothing, and the FindMy network isnt designed to be streaming/transmitting images.

 

[erihp]

I use one of them to find my Mom in stores when we split up and go in different directions. I've put one into her purse. Trouble is, the range of the current models isn't very good, since I have to walk all over the store anyway to get a good signal, and by the time the signal is strong enough, I've found her anyway. I'm hoping the new model will be better at this.

Have you considered 'Marco!'?

 

[jmjake21]

Whyyyyy arent they adding a light!?! Yhis would make it easier to find it in the dark (or under a couch cussion). The sound imo “echoes” so much that a light would be great.

 

[erihp]

Whyyyyy arent they adding a light!?! Yhis would make it easier to find it in the dark (or under a couch cussion). The sound imo “echoes” so much that a light would be great.

Here is a take i can agree with.

A bright LED wouldn't hurt! There are third party FindMy devices that flash/stroke instead of sound.

Another functional/cheap feature add would be supporting multiple tones and configurable duration for the patterns.

But that said, precision finding is pretty solid, so tripling the range is pretty great.