Apple releases new firmware update for AirTag item trackers

Seven months after releasing AirTag’s newest firmware replace, Apple is now seeding a brand new model to house owners of the merchandise tracker. Right here’s what it’s essential to find out about this new model.

Apple is starting to roll out a brand new model of firmware to its AirTag merchandise trackers, 9to5Mac has discovered. The brand new model of AirTag firmware comes seven months after the earlier launch. Final yr, Apple made enhancements to anti-stalking options for the merchandise trackers and in addition launched an app for Android customers to find an AirTag.

Right this moment’s new firmware launch is model 1.0.391, and it options construct quantity 1A301. Previous to in the present day, the newest model of AirTag firmware was model 1.0.291 and featured construct quantity 1A291e. 

To examine the firmware model of your AirTag, open the Discover My software in your iPhone, then select the Objects tab within the backside navigation bar. Then select your AirTag from the record of things and faucet on the title of your AirTag. Doing this could reveal the serial quantity and firmware model of your AirTag. 

There may be additionally no option to pressure an replace. As a substitute, simply be sure your AirTag is in vary of your iPhone, and it ought to robotically replace.

It’s unclear what’s new on this up to date firmware model, however we’ll replace the story as soon as we study extra about it.

It’s additionally attainable that in the present day’s replace to AirTag contains further enhancements to the anti-stalking options Apple has been engaged on for the reason that launch of the product final yr.

If you happen to observe something completely different after updating the merchandise tracker, tell us down within the feedback part.

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