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Apple rolls out updated AirTag firmware ahead of anticipated iOS 16.2 update

Apple has begun rolling out an updated firmware update for its AirTag item tracker. The update arrives ahead of the company’s anticipated iOS 16.2 update, which is expected to be released to the public in the near future. The update brings the firmware to version 2.0.36 and build number 2A36. Prior to today, the most […]

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Apple AirTag used to help Florida police locate luggage thief

This is one of the upsides of AirTags. A Florida Arline worker was arrested after an Apple AirTag help authorities locate a traveler’s missing luggage. According to Insider, Giovanni De Luca, an airline subcontractor at Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport, has charged with two counts of grand theft, according to a statement by Okaloosa County Sheriff’s […]

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Apple responds to Irish actress/writer’s claim of being tracked via AirTag, states additional privacy and security improvements will arrive throughout 2022

Apple has responded to an issue wherein a woman claimed an AirTags was tracking her. According to The Independent, Irish actor and writer Hannah Rose May claimed that an Apple Device was tracking her during an after hours event. May claimed she was attending an event at Disneyland after hours. The event went until 2 […]

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Apple’s AirTags accessory may be falling short in anti-stalking features, according to recent police report

Although Apple’s AirTags accessory comes with anti-stalking mechanisms for user safely, a new police report analysis has indicated that these features may not be working as expected all the time. In a new report Wednesday, Motherboard shared the results of an analysis of 150 police reports across a recent eight-month period. Of those reports, less […]

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iPad batteries may drain faster when linked to AirTags

A number of iPad owners who also own Apple AirTags have complained that the iPad battery drains faster when the two Apple devices are near each other. This is true especially if the two Apple devices are registered using the same Apple ID. Per Annoying Technology’s Philipp Defner, over the past several months, his iPad […]