nope, what they mean here is that there was already a small rollout of a firmware with this release number, this one appears to be a bit different but retains the version number, so it's a revision to the original update. MR got the words right, you need to read the posts more carefully
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Apple Releases Revised AirTag Firmware Update
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What he said. You may know if you got the last update but apparently no way of knowing if you got today's. Same firmware (which was pushed to me last time).
But they are/were marketed as a way to locate lost items. Last I checked, "theft" is a common occurrence in the subset of "lost" so it's ridiculous that they would alert a thief of the presence of an AirTag. It literally defeats the purpose of using an AirTag to locate a lost item under one of the most common scenarios.
It’s a good thing this update is automatic. I’m sure some people spend their life obsessing about it though. I have more important things to worry about than what firmware my AirTag is running. As long as it’s working I’m happy.
Also you can’t tell if this update has been applied vs the previous version. From the article.
“Because the firmware version has not changed, it is not possible to tell the new firmware from the old firmware in the Find My app, nor will it be apparent when the firmware of the AirTags has been updated.”
this Apple way of doing "automatic firmware updates" for AirPods has caused the most problems out of any Apple device I've ever used.
I know what they said. It’s silly to get so granular, is my point. An update, a revision to an update, a revision to a revision of an update. Who cares? It’s just another firmware update of which there are many over the course of a year.
mine updated over night. not sure what the update does, really but it is there. Kind of mysterious like the updates to my Homepod, they show up and here we are.
Honestly personally I found this interesting, but to each their own. I can't recall another time when Apple has revised a firmware update already released and kept the release tag. It's legitimately newsworthy, interesting look into their release process I'm wondering if this was a build issue instead of a code issue (ie something didn't get included because of a bug or there was a compilation err, etc)
Apple has clearly decided that protecting people from being stalked by violent criminals is far more important than helping people track down their stolen items, which I think is the right call. Things can be replaced, people can't.
I wish I had one of those tags when I was teaching. I had to have a mobile classroom and I could find my crap easier when another teacher moved my cart. I used to dream of having a tracking device with a self-destruct option, Generally it was the same teacher (got even my last year). Yup takes my cart and push the button. But I can see the advantage of having the tracker with a kid. Put it in the lunch box, back pack, music instrument case, stuff kids lose all the time.
I have one on the tv control, my keys, wife's purse and keys, dog leash, my wallet. stuff that can be misplaced. Also a nice toy.
I have one on the tv control, my keys, wife's purse and keys, dog leash, my wallet. stuff that can be misplaced. Also a nice toy.
The most important things people want to track are, in fact, sentient: kids, parents, pets, etc. Other important things may not be alive but are around people who don’t want the beeping and for whatever reason don’t turn it off. The opportunity for Apple to address these situations is likely much larger (and more beneficial to society) than that for simply finding lost stuff, like keys.
No. All of mine are in either Belkin or Apple holders, and not really even near my phone, and they all updated. I didn't do anything, move anything, or remove anything. It just happened.
I wasn't relating to this thread because the Tag I had updated immediately last time. But I bought a new one on Thursday—and it's still on the first version. So odd.
Not sure when it happened, as I've never checked the firmware on mine before, but all 5 of the AirTags connected to my phone have been updated.