AirTag 2 is here
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🗓️ 27 January 2026
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Stories discussed in this episode:
- Apple launches AirTag 2 with improved range, louder speaker, more
- Apple announces new Black Unity Braided Solo Loop for Apple Watch
- iOS 26.3 adds new feature to limit location data shared with your carrier
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to 95 Mac Daily for Tuesday, January 27, 26. I'm your host, Chance Miller. We are sponsored this week by Stuff, the clean and powerful to-do list application. |
| 0:15.9 | Leading off today, Apple has finally announced a brand new Air Tag 2 that's now available to order. It's simply called |
| 0:23.2 | the new air tag, but it is the formal successor to the first air tag launched nearly five years ago, |
| 0:28.8 | so it is a true second-generation air tag. It comes with an upgraded second-generation ultra-wideband chip |
| 0:36.2 | for improved range, including when using precision finding. This is the same second-generation ultra-wideband chip for improved range, including when using |
| 0:38.8 | precision finding. This is the same second-generation ultra-wide-band chip found in the iPhone 17, |
| 0:44.7 | iPhone Air, and latest Apple watches. Precision finding guides users to their lost items from up to |
| 0:51.0 | 50% further away than the previous generation. |
| 0:59.3 | There's also an upgraded Bluetooth chip that expands the range at which items can be located. |
| 1:05.1 | For Apple Watch users, Airtag 2 is the first model to support precision finding. |
| 1:10.1 | So for the first time, Apple Watch users can use precision finding when locating an item, and this is supported on the |
| 1:12.0 | Series 9 or later and Ultra 2 or later. Just like on the iPhone, precision finding on the Apple |
| 1:17.9 | watch uses haptic, visual, and audio feedback to help you find your air tag while displaying a large |
| 1:24.1 | arrow on the screen pointing you towards it. Another key upgrade with the new |
| 1:28.6 | air tag is an improved speaker, which should also make it easier to find. Apple says that with an |
| 1:34.5 | updated internal design, the new air tag is 50% louder than the previous generation, enabling |
| 1:41.6 | users to hear their air tag from up to two times further than before. |
| 1:46.0 | The second generation air tag features the same overall form factor as the first generation model. |
| 1:51.6 | It's the same size, so all of your current accessories will still work with the new model. |
| 1:57.0 | It also uses the same battery as its predecessor, which is the generic CR 2032 coin battery. |
| 2:03.6 | And Apple says battery life is the same, and it should last for more than a year on a single battery. |
| 2:10.4 | Airtag 2 is available to order now. |
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