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Where Is AirTag 2's Missing Feature?

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Apple just introduced its second-generation AirTag, but one rumored feature failed to arrive with the new accessory.

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The second-generation AirTag features 50% farther Precision Finding, upgraded Bluetooth with increased range, a 50% louder speaker, and more.

Back in August 2023, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reported that the second-generation AirTag would have better integration with Apple's upcoming Vision Pro headset, as part of its spatial computing ecosystem.

He did not provide any additional details at the time, but the functionality was a key part of the rumor cycle around the accessory leading up to its launch. The final, released product has no such feature, but it is possible that Apple could still add deeper AirTag integration with the Vision Pro via visionOS 27.

It is also worth noting that Kuo said another product will have similar Vision Pro integration. Last year, he explained that the next-generation AirPods Pro will feature a "more significant" hardware upgrade in the form of infrared cameras. They are are expected to integrate with Apple's Vision Pro headset to provide enhanced enhanced spatial experiences:

The new AirPods is expected to be used with Vision Pro and future Apple headsets to enhance the user experience of spatial audio and strengthen the spatial computing ecosystem. For example, when a user is watching a video with Vision Pro and wearing this new AirPods, if users turn their heads to look in a specific direction, the sound source in that direction can be emphasized to enhance the spatial audio/computing experience.
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While the rumor about infrared cameras is now widely corroborated, the Vision Pro integration is more uncertain. With the second-generation AirTag's rumored Vision Pro integration missing, the AirPods Pro's similar feature may now be in question, not least because Apple now appears to be deprioritizing the Vision Pro with no new headsets in active development.



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im not fussed by that personally.

A) i dont have a vision pro (not one of the 50 or so in the whole of the UK that have one judging by sales figures)
B) need to get more tags anyway so will be getting these regardless
 
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It is not necessarily missing anything.

If AirTag 2 has upgraded UWB chip and more precise tracking, that is exactly the hardware foundation needed for Vision Pro integration. Apple often ships hardware capability first and adds features later through software updates.

Not being marketed at launch does not mean the functionality is not possible or planned. The analysts rumor was about hardware capability, not a day-one demo feature.

It can still be announced as a Vision Pro feature later that simply works with AirTag 2.
 
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It's missing simply because if this is something that will be used it's not primarily an AirTag feature, so it wouldn't be released along with the AirTags themselves.

The easiest way to imagine it is that all devices create a mesh network between themselves with them all independently or at a master device (like an iPhone or Vision Pro) calculating their relative position and movement.

That's giving you a lot more data to much more granularly figure out what it was that moved and how. It's not just how you moved your head relative to your phone within a certain margin of error, you can squeeze that margin down by a lot; and things like keys that don't move by themselves as they're on a table at home or in your bag/pocket would be really helpful in this case.

But nowhere would this be pitched as something that you get by buying an AirTag, it's just something that'd work in the background improving the data used for your AirPods etc. So it's not a feature missing from your AirTags 2 box.
 
What people expect from ming chi Kuo he the worst leaker now even jon prosser is better leaker than him
 
AmpSkillz said:
It is not necessarily missing anything.

If AirTag 2 has upgraded UWB chip and more precise tracking, that is exactly the hardware foundation needed for Vision Pro integration. Apple often ships hardware capability first and adds features later through software updates.

Not being marketed at launch does not mean the functionality is not possible or planned. The analysts rumor was about hardware capability, not a day-one demo feature.

It can still be announced as a Vision Pro feature later that simply works with AirTag 2.
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But, if the current Vision Pro doesn’t have UWB, it wouldn’t be able to have that feature? It would be cool to find out that they plan to release gloves with pockets for tracking (like some of the recent trackers available from other companies), but that would mean a new Vision Pro… I think…
 
This was supposed to be a huge part of the original airtag and UWB to begin with... and then Vision Pro came out and it doesn't even have a UWB chip in it... so why anyone would think this would work now I have no clue. Apple never quite delivers anymore
 
The AVP is for tech. enthusiasts who want to try tomorrow’s technology, today. It was never meant to be a mainstream product. Therefore, mainstream Apple products cannot be designed with special integrations for the AVP. Stay tuned!
 
I wish AirTags could be recharged wirelessly, maybe using the Apple Watch charger? Chipolo has this function for their credit-card-sized wallet product.
 
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I wish AirTags could be recharged wirelessly, maybe using the Apple Watch charger? Chipolo has this function for their credit-card-sized wallet product.
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No thanks. Much rather replace a $1 battery once a year than have to recharge AirTags much more frequently and have them be larger to support wireless charging.

Chipolo last half as long and cost 2x as much as an AirTag.
 
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