A new leak points to several upgrades related to tracking the AirTag’s location.
By
on December 12, 2025
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Flipboard
New features are coming, but we’re not sure whether they’re all related to new hardware. Credit: Apple
Apple‘s AirTag tracking device is pretty easy to find when it’s standing still, but it might soon become easier to track when on the move, too.
Macworld has inspected a leaked version of internal iOS 26 code and found several references related to a new version of the AirTag.https://7e9f1626ec4465d9fdf9d1e80a18996f.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-45/html/container.html
Nearly all of the upgrades are related to AirTag’s key trait: the owner’s ability to find exactly where it is.
Mashable Light Speed
Want more out-of-this world tech, space and science stories?
Sign up for Mashable’s weekly Light Speed newsletter.Sign Me Up
By clicking Sign Me Up, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
SEE ALSO:Apple ‘HomePad’ specs revealed in new leak
A new feature reportedly called Improved Moving indicates that it might get easier to track an AirTag when it’s on the move. Another unnamed feature could improve tracking the AirTag in crowded places.
The leaked code also indicates Apple is planning to improve Precision Finding, a feature that lets you exactly pinpoint the AirTag’s location when in close proximity.
Other improvements include better pairing, and detailed battery level reporting.
It’s unclear whether all of these improvements are coming to existing AirTags via a software update (likely in the first half of next year), or whether they’re related to an entirely new version of AirTag. A new AirTag with a new ultra-wideband chip has been rumored for a while, so we’re betting on the latter.
Australia’s social media ban, Spotify adds new feature, and more | Tech Today
Why this e-reader won me over (and I hate e-readers)
Topics Apple
Tg
Stan Schroeder
Senior Editor
Stan is a Senior Editor at Mashable, where he has worked since 2007. He’s got more battery-powered gadgets and band t-shirts than you. He writes about the next groundbreaking thing. Typically, this is a phone, a coin, or a car. His ultimate goal is to know something about everything.
Parazonn 