Apple’s subsequent AirTag is coming in 2025 with privateness enhancements

It’s been a couple of years since Apple first launched the AirTag, and whereas the tracker has undoubtedly turn out to be a helpful on a regular basis device for lots of consumers, there have additionally been considerations — and — over misuses of the system as stories of AirTag stalking have come to gentle. With all of this in thoughts, Apple is reportedly constructing some privateness enhancements into its subsequent AirTag. Particularly, it’ll be extra tamper-proof, Mark Gurman stories on this week’s e-newsletter.

The second-generation AirTag, which Gurman stories is anticipated to be launched mid-next 12 months, might be made so it’s harder to take away the speaker, he writes. Apple has applied options to curb undesirable monitoring, together with sound alerts that may let an individual know there’s an unknown AirTag of their neighborhood, but it surely’s nonetheless comparatively simple to take away the speaker, which might make it much less noticeable. On prime of the privateness tweaks, the brand new AirTag will even convey upgrades to vary and the onboard wi-fi chip, in line with Gurman. However looks-wise, it shouldn’t be a lot completely different from the AirTag we’re used to.