Apple's new louder, high-precision AirTag
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I'm not a bat. I want my Apple Watch to show me where my AirTag 2nd-generation trackers are, not make me listen for chirps throughout the house.
AirTag 2 is here, and one of its tentpole features is improved Precision Finding—but you’ll need one of these iPhone models to benefit.
Apple today released watchOS 26.2.1, a minor update to the watchOS 26 update that came out last year. watchOS 26.2.1 comes six weeks after Apple released watchOS 26.2. watchOS 26.2.1 can be downloaded for free on an iPhone running iOS 26.
AirTag 2 vs. AirTag 1: I compared both models and found the winner to not be so obvious
These models are equipped with the second-generation Ultra Wideband chip, which is crucial for the enhanced capabilities of the new AirTag. It's worth noting that the iPhone 16e does not support this chip, thus limiting its users to the previous distance capabilities.
Apple is introducing a new version of its AirTag tracking device—simply dubbed “the new AirTag"—and claims it offers substantial improvements thanks to a new Bluetooth chip.