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iOS 26 code hints at the imminent release of 2nd-gen AirTag


Evidence found in iOS 26 suggests there's a new Apple tracker coming soon.

Macworld has also learned that iOS 26 will make greater use of Extended Precision Finding technology, first introduced with the second generation of Apple’s ultra-wideband chip, which is available in the iPhone 15 and later. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the 2nd-generation AirTag (codenamed B589) will have extended ultra wideband range, so this would explain the changes Apple has been working on for iOS 26. A few weeks ago, Macworld reported that Apple had quietly stopped selling the AirTag Loop, one of its original accessories for the item tracker.

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