Following up on two AirTag firmware updates since November, a new AirTag support article ha been published that allows users to see what’s changed.
Apple updated the AirTag on November 10 to version 2.0.24. The update, detailed by Apple, enables Precision Finding to help users locate an unknown AirTag following them. The AirTag also will emit a noise.
The feature is part of Apple’s commitment to prevent people from using an AirTag to stalk others.
Apple also released version 2.0.36 of its AirTag firmware on December 12. The update addressed a bug where the accelerometer was not activating in certain scenarios.
While users typically have ways to update devices’ firmware manually, there is no such option for AirTag. Instead, users have to wait for it to occur on its own.
The AirTag’s firmware version can be checked by using the Find My app on your phone. Once in Find My, tap the relevant AirTag, then tap the battery icon for the AirTag — this will display the serial number and the firmware version.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via AppleInsider, support.apple.com, and 9to5Mac
One reply on “Apple publishes change list detailing recent AirTag firmware updates”
There hasn’t been a battery icon for a year or so. If you tap the name or ID of the AirTag, and then tap it in the resulting display, the serial number and firmware rev level will be displayed.