{"id":24287,"date":"2025-07-10T12:18:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T12:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/?p=24287"},"modified":"2026-01-05T13:11:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T13:11:04","slug":"highly-anticipated-new-airtag-2-on-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/highly-anticipated-new-airtag-2-on-the-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Highly Anticipated New AirTag 2 on the Way: Here Are the Expected Features"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Apple&#8217;s AirTag series<\/strong>, developed for location tracking, is getting an update with a new model after a long hiatus. As the launch date for <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/tag\/apple-news-and-content\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"72\">Apple&#8217;s<\/a><\/em> new AirTag model<\/strong> approaches, some changes in design and hardware are expected. The <strong>AirTag 2<\/strong> is rumored to hit the market with a <strong>second-generation UWB chip, increased range, and privacy-focused enhancements<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Apple<\/strong> has completed its preparations for the <strong>next-generation tracking device, AirTag 2<\/strong>. The product, expected to be unveiled in the coming weeks, will come with improved features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this year, <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/tag\/apple-news-and-content\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"72\">Apple<\/a><\/em><\/strong> announced many new products. However, it has emerged that the company is also preparing a new version for its <strong>AirTag model<\/strong>, which hasn&#8217;t been updated for a long time. While the <strong>iPhone 17 event<\/strong> in September is hinted as the launch platform for the new model, it&#8217;s also suggested that <strong>Apple<\/strong> might quietly announce this product via a press release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Expected Features for AirTag 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/225388a8d222f22fb0b08e11b567e35f922260da-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/225388a8d222f22fb0b08e11b567e35f922260da-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/225388a8d222f22fb0b08e11b567e35f922260da-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/225388a8d222f22fb0b08e11b567e35f922260da-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/225388a8d222f22fb0b08e11b567e35f922260da-390x220.jpeg 390w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/225388a8d222f22fb0b08e11b567e35f922260da-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/225388a8d222f22fb0b08e11b567e35f922260da-scaled.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As expectations for the <strong>new AirTag model<\/strong> grow, some <strong>codes found in the iOS 18.6 version<\/strong> also indicate that the product might be introduced soon. Although not yet officially confirmed, some technical details have started to become clearer with this update. Here are the main innovations expected to be featured in <strong>AirTag 2<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It will be equipped with the <strong>second-generation Ultra Wideband (UWB) chip<\/strong>, found in the <strong>iPhone 15<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It will offer <strong>longer range<\/strong> and <strong>more precise location determination<\/strong> support.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It will provide <strong>privacy improvements<\/strong> with a new structure that makes it harder to remove the speaker component.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Its design will be <strong>similar to the current model<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/381b035272206cdfca8202f8072efa6e688a420f-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/381b035272206cdfca8202f8072efa6e688a420f-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/381b035272206cdfca8202f8072efa6e688a420f-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/381b035272206cdfca8202f8072efa6e688a420f-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/381b035272206cdfca8202f8072efa6e688a420f-390x220.jpeg 390w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/381b035272206cdfca8202f8072efa6e688a420f-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/381b035272206cdfca8202f8072efa6e688a420f-scaled.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The exact date of the new <strong>AirTag&#8217;s<\/strong> introduction is <strong>not yet clear<\/strong>. However, it&#8217;s expected to be announced either before or immediately after the <strong>iPhone launch in September<\/strong>. It&#8217;s being said that there won&#8217;t be major design changes, and the innovations will focus more on <strong>hardware and privacy features<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>This update to the AirTag line, particularly with the enhanced UWB chip and privacy features, sounds promising. 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As the launch date for Apple&#8217;s new AirTag model approaches, some changes in design and hardware are expected. The AirTag 2 is rumored to hit the market with a second-generation UWB chip, increased range, and privacy-focused &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24290,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAown96uCw:productID":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[72,341],"class_list":["post-24287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-futurescience","tag-apple-news-and-content","tag-wearable-technology"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24287"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24287\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}