Apple AirTag 2 reveals: compatible with iOS release in 18.6 and September, achieving accurate searches of up to 60 meters

Passionategeekz June 25th news, technology media 9to5Mac released a blog post yesterday (June 24th), reporting that it was verified from multiple independent channels that Apple will be held this fall, most likely in September. iPhone 17 At the series of press conferences, the second generation of AirTag was launched.

Bloomberg’s Mark Gulman once revealed in November 2024 that Apple may release a new generation of AirTag in May/June. Source Kosutami exposed it on the X platform in February this year, and also confirmed the above time node.

However, June is coming to an end and Apple has not released a new AirTag. The media brought good news and bad news,The good news is that the second generation AirTag is compatible with iOS 18.6 systems and does not require iOS 26 updates.

The bad news is that Apple will release the second generation AirTag this fall. Although it is not ruled out that it will be released before 9 months, it is likely to choose to be held in September. iPhone 17 series of events released.

Passionategeekz previously reported that Apple has made underlying adjustments to AirTag in iOS 26 system:

• Bluetooth communication optimization: Strengthen the reliability of Bluetooth connection between Apple devices and AirTags

• Battery function update: Added unenabled features related to the battery (the existing AirTag has no corresponding function, it is presumed to be prepared for AirTag2)

• Ultra-wideband technology extension: iOS 26 will call “Extended Precision Finding” technology more deeply – this technology is made by Apple’s second-generation ultra-wideband chip (iPhone 15 and subsequent models are equipped with support, which can achieve accurate searches of up to 60 meters; while the first generation AirTag can only trigger Precision Finding within 15 meters.

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