• New report says to expect AirTag 2 in 2025
• Apple would focus on improving privacy and connectivity
• Don’t expect any major design changes though

Rumors of a Apple AirTag The successor began circulating shortly after the original’s launch. Whereas AppleThe original AirTag tracker has been around for almost four years now, having been unveiled in May 2020, we’ve been hearing about the AirTag 2 for a while, and now a new report sheds light on what we can expect.

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that a new AirTag, named B589, is in development and that “Apple is preparing to bring it to market”, probably by mid-2025. It probably won’t be a redesign, although we wish Although the AirTag has a loop for easily attaching keys, it’s not all bad news.

The report notes that the AirTag 2 will “provide better range, strengthen the built-in wireless chip, and improve privacy” compared to the first generation. Apparently, Apple wants to put privacy first and continue to prevent unwanted tracking – the first generation already has additional security features. These features include alerts sent to your iPhone if an AirTag is spotted traveling with you and the ability to play a sound on it to find it.

One change Apple is likely to implement in the AirTag 2 makes it harder to remove the speaker, making it harder for thieves to make it untraceable.