Dig a little deeper on the deal that Amazon’s currently offering on a 4-pack of 2nd-gen Apple AirTags and it looks even better. The first glance at the discount — $10 off the normal price — might not get you diving for your wallet. But when you look at the many ways an AirTag can save you from a lost-item crisis and see that they work out to just over $22 per unit, it’s a common-sense purchase waiting for your click.
A new Ultra Wideband chip and upgraded Bluetooth extend the Precision Finding distance of the newer-gen AirTags by up to 1.5 times compared to the original. Precision Finding is the feature that gives you actual directional arrows and distance readouts rather than just a general location ping, and for anyone who’s played Marco Polo with a Bluetooth tracker’s vague and hard to track ping, that alone makes this deal worthwhile.
Apple Watch Support
Another notable 2nd-gen addition is Apple Watch support for Precision Finding. That step-by-step directional feature used to only work on an iPhone. Now it works from your wrist as well, which solves the biggest issue with the original AirTag: What do you do when it’s your phone that’s missing? The speaker also got a big bump — it’s 50% louder with a new chime — so triggering an audible alert from your keys or wallet is more likely to actually cut through ambient noise.
Apple also added a Share Item Location feature with this gen that covers a few different use cases. You can temporarily share AirTag access with a trusted contact, which is useful for lending gear or handing baggage to someone else. And for air travel specifically, Apple has partnerships with more than 50 airlines that let you share access to AirTag location data with the carrier if checked luggage goes missing.
iOS Users Only
Like the original version, the new-gen AirTags work exclusively with iPhones and iPads running iOS 14 or later. Android users don’t get an equivalent Find My experience, and there’s no cross-platform option here. That’s not a knock, it’s just the reality of the Apple ecosystem.
A standard CR2032 disc battery will last over a year, and the AirTag enclosure now uses 85% recycled plastic with 100% fiber-based packaging. The $89 Amazon price covers all four trackers with all the second-gen upgrades. If you need to cover keys, a wallet, luggage, and a bike bag, this 4-pack is the efficient way to get there without paying full price on individual tags.