When leaker Kosutami claimed that Apple was planning a May or June launch of the next-generation AirTag, that broadly tracked with Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman’s earlier report from November that Apple was aiming for a “around the middle” of 2025 release.
But now that we’re fast approaching the end of June and there are still no new AirTag, we have an update on Apple’s new release target for the long-awaited next generation of its tracker.
When is AirTag 2 coming?
We have some good news and some bad news.
The good news is that we are able to confirm that Apple has already set up compatibility with the 2nd-gen AirTag on iOS 18.6. This means that AirTag 2 shouldn’t require iOS 26, which would have been a pretty stingy cutoff.
Now the bad news: According to reliable 9to5Mac sources, Apple is now aiming at a Fall release, likely putting its announcement around the time of the iPhone event, which usually takes place in September.
Apple could announce the AirTag at an earlier date and save some iPhone-related software features until the fall, but our sources say this is unlikely. For now, consider September a safe bet.
What to expect from AirTag 2
Apple obviously hasn’t said anything publicly, but there has been no shortage of leaks on what to expect:
Improved connectivity and range: Leveraging the 2nd-gen UWB chip, the AirTag 2 is expected to match the advanced tracking and location capabilities introduced with the iPhone 15, raising the Precision Finding feature threshold to 60 meters, up from the current 15 meters for the 1st-gen AirTag.
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