Apple is updating its AirTags trackers to address stalking concerns

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A new Apple update will enable you to find AirTags that someone may be using to track you.

. The tech giant on Thursday announced a software change that will address false alerts caused by things like AirPods, and future updates that will improve the ability to locate unwanted AirTags.

According to Apple, users will now receive a notification when they initially set up their AirTags telling them specifically that the devices are designed to track their belongings, not other people. It will also point out that tracking someone without their knowledge is illegal in many areas of the world.This content is not available due to your privacy preferences.

Going forward, Apple says it’s working on a series of updates that will be released later this year that will allow you to use the same precision finding feature that helps you locate your own lost AirTag to find AirTags that someone may be using to track you.Currently, your iPhone will update you with a notification if it finds an unknown AirTag traveling with you. The AirTag will also play a tone, but that doesn’t help if the tracker is, say, located on the outside of a car.

What’s more, Apple says that it will increase the sound the AirTags emit so they’re easier to hear. The company is also going to decrease the amount of time it takes for your iPhone to identify an unknown AirTag that’s nearby.

 

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