Next-Generation AirTags

Considering how long Apple’s original AirTags took to go from rumors of their impending release to their actual release, it probably shouldn’t come as a big surprise that the so-called “AirTags 2” may follow a similar trend.

After all, if there’s one product that likely isn’t a huge priority for Apple, it’s these $29 trackers for lost items. Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo originally predicted that Apple would mass produce the “AirTags 2” later this year, but he now suggests that won’t happen until at least 2025, aligning with the timeline offered by LeaksApplePro.

We’ve heard little about what the new AirTags will do from anyone other than Kuo, who claims Apple is building some unique “spatial computing” integration that would allow them to work with the Vision Pro. That vague statement may sound more sophisticated than the reality, which could be little more than what LeaksApplePro calls “3D Precision Finding,” which sounds like the ability to locate an AirTag on a vertical axis and perhaps pinpoint its location in the Vision Pro’s immersive field of view.

It’s been clear for a while that Apple had greater augmented reality ambitions for the AirTag, so perhaps the Vision Pro and “AirTag 2” will help make these a reality.