Apple's new ultra-wide band equipped Tile-like tracking tags, called AirTags, have been making the news since some time now. New screenshots have surfaced which show how the setup process will work and how users will be able to locate AirTags from the Find My app.
Updated Screenshots Show AirTags Setup Process and New Find My Layout
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A MacRumors tipster has now shared new screenshots with the website, which show how users would be able to find AirTags in an updated Find My app. The app's bottom bar will be updated with the following sections: People, Devices, Items, and Me. The app also says 'Keep track of your everyday items', which indicates that Apple intends this to be used a lot, for tracking things like bags, keys and even cycles. Due to ultra-wide band, tracking accuracy would be in the range of a few centimeters, which should make AirTags be really useful.
The setup process for new tags is shown in another screenshot. It seems that there will be tab on the AirTag, which would need to be pulled, before bringing it near the iPhone to setup. Current tiles do not use such a mechanism so it will be interesting to see how these tags work in practice.
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In February 2022, Apple announced even more efforts to help reduce the likelihood that AirTags will be used in malicious fashion. It is now displaying a stark warning during initial setup that spells out how AirTags are allowed to be used and makes it clear that using them to track people without their knowledge could be criminal in nature. Apple is also offering more precise tools to help quickly locate and disable unwanted nearby AirTags. It will display the alerts on more devices (iPads, Watches, etc.) as well as make sure AirTags with disabled audio alerts are easier to find using BLUetooth and UWB. Last, Apple plans to boost the volume of the audible alert that beeps when an AirTag is separated from its owner. Apple is still in the process of rolling out these upgrades.
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