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

It’s been just a few years since Apple first launched the AirTag, and whereas the tracker has undoubtedly change into a helpful on a regular basis software for lots of consumers, there have additionally been issues — and — over misuses of the machine as reviews of AirTag stalking have come to mild. With all of this in thoughts, Apple is reportedly constructing some privateness enhancements into its subsequent AirTag. Specifically, it’ll be extra tamper-proof, Mark Gurman reviews on this week’s e-newsletter.

The second-generation AirTag, which Gurman reviews 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 features to curb unwanted tracking, together with sound alerts that may let an individual know there’s an unknown AirTag of their neighborhood, nevertheless it’s nonetheless comparatively simple to take away the speaker, which might make it much less noticeable. On high of the privateness tweaks, the brand new AirTag may also carry upgrades to vary and the onboard wi-fi chip, based on Gurman. However looks-wise, it shouldn’t be a lot totally different from the AirTag we’re used to.