Apple has unveiled the next generation of AirTag with expanded connectivity range and improved findability.
The next generation of AirTag is even easier to locate with more powerful Precision Finding, a longer Bluetooth range, and a louder speaker
AirTag is a powerful accessory that helps users keep track of and find the items that matter most with Apple’s Find My app — now with an expanded finding range and a louder speaker.
Powered by the strength of the Find My network, AirTag allows users to keep tabs on their belongings every single day.
AirTag is designed exclusively for tracking objects and offers industry-leading protections against unwanted tracking.
Enhanced Range and Findability
Apple’s second-generation Ultra Wideband chip — the same chip found in the iPhone 17 line-up, iPhone Air, Apple Watch Ultra 3, and Apple Watch Series 11 — powers the new AirTag, making it easier to locate than ever before.
Using haptic, visual, and audio feedback, Precision Finding guides users to their lost items from up to 50 percent farther away than the previous generation. And an upgraded Bluetooth chip expands the range at which items can be located.
For the first time, users can use Precision Finding on Apple Watch Series 9 or later, or Apple Watch Ultra 2 or later, to find their AirTag, bringing a powerful experience to the wrist.
With its updated internal design, the new AirTag is 50 percent louder than the previous generation, enabling users to hear their AirTag from up to 2x farther than before.
Paired with its enhanced Precision Finding capabilities and distinctive new chime, AirTag now makes it easier for users to find their important items, such as keys hidden deep in between couch cushions or a wallet as they head out the door.
Find My Network and Share Item Location
Find My makes it easy to locate AirTag, Apple devices, and compatible third-party devices, as well as keep up with friends and family, all while protecting user privacy.
If AirTag is out of range of its paired iPhone, the Find My network can help track it down. The Find My network is a crowdsourced network of Apple devices that use Bluetooth technology to detect the location of an accessory or device, and report their approximate location back to the owner.
The new AirTag integrates seamlessly with Share Item Location, an iOS feature designed to help users recover a misplaced item by temporarily and securely sharing its location with trusted third parties, such as airlines, so they can assist in recovering delayed luggage or other lost items.
Apple has partnered directly with more than 50 airlines to privately and securely accept Share Item Location links.
With Share Item Location, users can share the location of a misplaced item with a participating airline’s customer service team.
The shared location will be disabled as soon as a user is reunited with their item, can be stopped by the owner at any time, and will automatically expire after seven days.
Security Features
The new AirTag is designed from the ground up to keep location data private and secure. AirTag doesn’t physically store location data or history on device, and end-to-end encryption protects all communication with the Find My network, ensuring that only the owner of a device can access its location data.
No one, including Apple, knows the identity or location of any device that helped find it. Designed exclusively for tracking objects, and not people or pets, the new AirTag incorporates a suite of industry-first protections against unwanted tracking, including cross-platform alerts and unique Bluetooth identifiers that change frequently.
AirTag Pricing and Availability
The new AirTag is available to order on apple.com/uk and in the Apple Store app today, and will be available at Apple Store locations later this week. The new AirTag will also be available at Apple Authorized Resellers.
Customers can add a personalised engraving to the new AirTag for free during checkout on apple.com/uk and the Apple Store app.
AirTag is available in one- and four-packs for £29 (U.K.) and £99 (U.K.), respectively.
The Apple-designed AirTag FineWoven Key Ring is available in fox orange, midnight purple, navy, moss, and black for £35 (U.K.).
The new AirTag requires a compatible iPhone with iOS 26 or later, or iPad with iPadOS 26 or later. Customers must have an Apple Account and be signed into their iCloud account. Certain features require Find My to be enabled in iCloud settings.
Precision Finding on Apple Watch requires Apple Watch Series 9 or later, or Apple Watch Ultra 2 or later, with watchOS 26.2.1.
