Apple’s upcoming Tile-like tracking accessory, tentatively named “AirTag”, could feature wireless charging similar to your Apple Watch and be “completely waterproof”.
The pretty reliable blogMac Otakaramentioned in today’s Japanese-language report that the alleged accessory could take advantage of magnetic wireless charging similar to inductive charging utilized on the Apple Watch. According to translation provided byMacRumors, the upcoming Tile-like object trackers from Apple will be “completely waterproof”.
It’s unclear whether the accessory might take advantage of an emerging near field communication standard, known asIEEE 802.11ay, thatshould appear in the next iPhone.
Code strings indicate that thetiny circular accessorycould be paired with an iPhone like your AirPods or Apple Watch. The device is apparently designed for attaching to keys, wallets and more, permitting the user to track their items in the redesigned Find My app.
We first heard that Apple was planning to release a Tile-like tracking deviceback in April 2019.
Kuo’sresearch note in Januarysaid the alleged accessoryshould take advantageof Ultra Wideband technology found in the iPhone 11 family with the customU1 chip. According to a sketchy report, Apple could host adedicated media event on March 31to announce AirTags, a successor to the iPhone SE and, quite possibly, a few other products as well.
Although Apple may announce the product in March, it will most likely became available to purchase alongside new iPhones in the fall — reliable Apple inlaysMing-Chi Kuo last week predictedthat AirTags production would ramp up in the second or third quarter of 2020.
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