Four years after the original AirTag debuted, Apple is expected to finally launch AirTag 2 later this month. Here’s an overview of how the two products are rumored to compare.
AirTag 2 could launch soon, will it be worth the wait?
We’ve been expecting Apple to launch its new AirTag for a while now. Rumors originally pinned a launch around mid-year, then iOS 18.6 hinted at its debut, and finally many—myself included—thought it might arrive during the iPhone 17 event.
Now, the latest AirTag 2 expectations are for an October launch.
Perhaps it’s fitting for a product whose predecessor arrived much later than expected, despite evidence it had long been ready to go.
Will AirTag 2 be worth the wait?
Rumors indicate the AirTag successor won’t be a radical departure from the original model. Instead, it will focus largely on improvements to the existing feature set.
AirTag 2 will focus on upgrading existing features, per rumors
Regarding AirTag 2’s design, Mark Gurman reported that the product “will look similar to the current model”.
I suspect we might still see a slight size reduction to make the device thinner. For example, to make it fit better inside of wallets. Apple’s miniaturization skills have progressed a lot in the last four years.
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