Apple announces new AirTag with higher range, louder speaker

Apple's long-rumored AirTag upgrade is finally here.

The company announced in a press release on Monday morning that the original AirTag is getting a product refresh with a higher range for finding items and a louder speaker for when you're closing in on your lost item. It's available now and comes at the same price as the previous models: $29 for one AirTag and $99 for a four-pack.

As of this writing, the AirTag 2 is not available on Amazon, but you can buy them online at the Apple store.

Apple didn't reinvent the wheel with the new AirTag, opting to retain the same basic design that it had before. Instead, this upgrade seems to focus more on usability. It uses the same ultra-wideband chip as the most recent iPhones and Apple Watches, and Apple says that facilitates a juiced-up Precision Finding feature that now works from up to 50 percent farther away than the previous generation. The latest Apple Watches are also now compatible with Precision Finding, so you can track down your item from your wrist.

According to Apple, the new speaker is also 50 percent louder than before. It also integrates with the Share Item Location feature in the Find My app on iOS. That means you can "temporarily and securely" share the location of a lost item with a third party like an airline that might need help tracking down lost luggage.

This may not be the foldable iPhone reveal everyone is waiting for in 2026, but it's a good start to the year for Apple, regardless.