Right but Apple removed it, apparently because the indicator wasn't accurate. It's very difficult to predict battery level on small batteries like the CR2032.
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Apple Releases AirTags Firmware Update
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oddly enough all three of my tags reported low battery within 2 days of one another. They were in service about a year. Wonder if that warning was more calendar based or actual voltage
I doubt it, my 4-pack didn't all go low at the same time, I'm not an expert, but I think it could be that the more contact with various iOS devices AirTags make, the faster their battery drains. Could be totally wrong about this)
Safari already feels snappier
If the person is already in the family group, then they could see the Airtags in the find my app. It would actually make things more transparent to family members which Airtags the family is using. It cripples their usefulness for no reason.
It should say tape your AirTag(s) to your iPhone until they update
Need a special silicone case with slots for six airtags so you can keep them near until they update.
One of mine showed low, and I tried to replace it with the stupid Duracell w/ anti kid eating coating, so I put the old one back, and the battery level showed good
It's a shame they aren't magnetic — the would make killer fridge magnets for the update time
Nah, if you keep your iPhone in the fridge, like pretty much everybody does, the steel casing of the fridge will block the bluetooth from getting through to the AirTags on the outside of the fridge. At least, that's how Tim explained it to me, why they didn't bother with the magnets.It's a shame they aren't magnetic — the would make killer fridge magnets for the update time
I see... Yes, every time my screen dims — in the fridge it goes!
Thing is, the App Store defaults to automatic updates now, doesn’t it? So most users are never going to look at the release notes for each update. As a developer there isn’t much incentive to spend time writing something that people generally won’t see.
My Tiles are about that so I change their batteries at 8 months with alert set in Calendar. My airtags are a new thing and are about 8-9 months in use with no indication of low batteries yet.
I wish it were clearer what's meant by "you have to wait for the firmware to roll out to your device". Apple's way of stating it is "Firmware updates are delivered periodically while your AirTag is in Bluetooth range of your iPhone" (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213245), but that's not any clearer except that it adds the detail that Bluetooth on your iPhone needs to be turned on for the firmware update to install.
I bought a four-pack of Airtags in early Feb 2022, thinking I'd connect them to several things my Mom might lose track of (keys, a camera (she doesn't use a smartphone), etc). But so far I've activated only two of them, and they spend most of their time somewhere near me and thus within Bluetooth range of my iPhone, in the house where I'm living. The first firmware update Apple released after I bought them was in late April 2022, to version 1.0.301, which is what my Airtags currently have, so it seems my two activated Airtags were updated automatically to 1.0.301 some time after late April 2022, but I have no way of knowing when that happened since I wasn't monitoring their firmware version at the time.
Some people are saying that Apple's "rollout" approach allows them to monitor the behavior of an initial batch of Airtags after updating their firmware, to make sure the update is working properly in the wild before making it more widely available. Maybe that's why the 2.0.24 update released in November got pulled before it was fully distributed--maybe it wasn't doing something right.
I bought a four-pack of Airtags in early Feb 2022, thinking I'd connect them to several things my Mom might lose track of (keys, a camera (she doesn't use a smartphone), etc). But so far I've activated only two of them, and they spend most of their time somewhere near me and thus within Bluetooth range of my iPhone, in the house where I'm living. The first firmware update Apple released after I bought them was in late April 2022, to version 1.0.301, which is what my Airtags currently have, so it seems my two activated Airtags were updated automatically to 1.0.301 some time after late April 2022, but I have no way of knowing when that happened since I wasn't monitoring their firmware version at the time.
Some people are saying that Apple's "rollout" approach allows them to monitor the behavior of an initial batch of Airtags after updating their firmware, to make sure the update is working properly in the wild before making it more widely available. Maybe that's why the 2.0.24 update released in November got pulled before it was fully distributed--maybe it wasn't doing something right.
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The coating comes off with alcohol. It looks brown on the pad. The ones I did that to seem to be working fine.One of mine showed low, and I tried to replace it with the stupid Duracell w/ anti kid eating coating, so I put the old one back, and the battery level showed good
New AirTag firmware version is 2.0.36, build number 2A36. Replaces version 1.0.301 and version 2.0.24 on all AirTags in a slow rollout. Apple will update 25% of the active AirTags on Monday, the rest on Friday, December 16.
2.0.24 i AM
2.0.24 i AM
But, but, at Apple support it says 1.0.301 is current, not 2.0.36 as it says in this post and where my firmware is right now Clear as mud
Apple today released a new firmware update designed for its AirTag item trackers, with the firmware featuring an updated build number of 2A36, up from the 2A24e firmware that Apple started releasing in November. Note that when you install the update, you will see a 2.0.36 version number.
There is no word yet on what's included in the update, but Apple may provide a support document with details.
It is not possible to force an AirTag update, as it's something that's done over-the-air through a connected iPhone. To make sure the update happens, you can put your AirTag in range of your iPhone, but you have to wait for the firmware to roll out to your device. You can check your current AirTag firmware version through the Find My app, with instructions available in our how to.
Curiously, Apple started providing the prior 2A24e AirTags firmware on a rolling basis in November, but ultimately pulled the update before it saw a full launch. The new firmware released today replaces that version.
Article Link: Apple Releases AirTags Firmware Update
Dec 16 here , mine is not updating from 2.0.24 , it updated practically instantly on the main release date to 2.0.24 the last time around.
I think we might only get the update in Jan'23.
It's the holiday period of the year and i don't think Apple will chance a update that could have a potential bug in it right now.