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They punted on the AirTag 2 again!
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Extremely disappointing that an upgraded AirTag wasn’t announced today (Sept. 9th). I guess the Apple Rumor Mills just flat got this one wrong. It wouldn’t take Apple this long to update and announce a next gen AirTag had they really planned to. Low price items like AirTags would need a quick turnaround on a refresh to financially justify doing it all. I think the idea of a gen 2 AirTag is dead in the water. Probably too much low much low cost competition in the market.
get some cheap third party ones to hold you over, then when the new ones come out relegate the third party ones to other uses.
nice to see all the different designs and how easy they are to modify.
honestly i think they are struggling to come up with enough new features to justify the "2".
it's a tracking tag not an iphone. what can they add? better range? i've never had a problem with the range. i do get making it more tamper resistant to deter stalkers.
what would make me ditch all my current AirTags for a new model would be longer battery life. I know it sounds silly but I'd love if they released a slightly bigger AirTag that allowed a larger battery. Give me an AirTag Ultra/Pro Max!
All I use them for is putting on my keys, in a suitcase or on my bike. I'd buy a chunky AirTag for my bike that is powered by a 9V battery lol. Even a AA battery sized AirTag would be great.
I'd even go as far as accepting a non replaceable battery (or at least not as easy to replace as the CR2032) and charge it with my magsafe charger. It would be so much more convenient to just stick it on my Watch charger for a bit.
The CR2032 is just too weak. I feel like I'm constantly replacing the batteries.
it's a tracking tag not an iphone. what can they add? better range? i've never had a problem with the range. i do get making it more tamper resistant to deter stalkers.
what would make me ditch all my current AirTags for a new model would be longer battery life. I know it sounds silly but I'd love if they released a slightly bigger AirTag that allowed a larger battery. Give me an AirTag Ultra/Pro Max!
All I use them for is putting on my keys, in a suitcase or on my bike. I'd buy a chunky AirTag for my bike that is powered by a 9V battery lol. Even a AA battery sized AirTag would be great.
I'd even go as far as accepting a non replaceable battery (or at least not as easy to replace as the CR2032) and charge it with my magsafe charger. It would be so much more convenient to just stick it on my Watch charger for a bit.
The CR2032 is just too weak. I feel like I'm constantly replacing the batteries.
I dunno about putting it on your keychain but Elevation Labs makes this:
AirTag 10-Year Extended Battery Case - Uses AA Batteries - 14x More Capacity Than CR2032 | Elevation Lab TimeCapsule | Waterproof, CR 2032 Battery Replacement
AirTag 10-Year Extended Battery Case - Uses AA Batteries - 14x More Capacity Than CR2032 | Elevation Lab TimeCapsule | Waterproof, CR 2032 Battery Replacement
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I'd love to see the rumored better range and accuracy. I have one on my cat's collar and it's great to help keep track of her, but pretty glitchy at times accuracy-wise.
This is software, but how about the ability to make it beep more than 3 times when you're looking for it? And how about making the beep less impossible for human ears to locate? And how about adding the ability to make it beep when it's outside bluetooth range, so I can get better use out of the airtag "watches" I gave my kids. I want to be able to hit that beep and have them run home. As it is it's nice to be able to know where they might be but being able to page them would be very nice.
the latter would be possible but none of this would be real time. it would only happen once detected and instructed by a nearby iphone seeing its beacon. even so this wouldnt even require a new airtag, just changes in ios, airtag firmware and findmy backend.
that said, these are good ideas but i dont see this as features users are pining for. plus soon enough your kids will have/want apple watches. then you can contact them directly.
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Haha yeah just 5-6 more years, maybe
In the meantime it would be nice to have a way to do it that didn't cost $400 per kid and a monthly fee....protip, hit the reseller sites like gazelle or backmarket.Haha yeah just 5-6 more years, maybe
you can find deals on used/cheaper units like the SE2 with cellular for really good prices.
the one featured in the thread in my sig was $125 more than a year ago. had a tiny scratch on the glass but works fine!