Final week, we reported on a brand new function within the Discover My app on the iOS 18.2 beta that permits you to quickly share an AirTag’s location with a trusted particular person, and shortly with airways. Apple at present introduced the function, offering extra particulars.
Apple says greater than 15 airways world wide will help the function “within the coming months,” together with Aer Lingus, Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Austrian Airways, British Airways, Brussels Airways, Delta Air Strains, Eurowings, Iberia, KLM Royal Dutch Airways, Lufthansa, Qantas, Singapore Airways, Swiss Worldwide Air Strains, Turkish Airways, United, Virgin Atlantic, and Vueling. The function might be built-in into every airline’s customer support course of for finding mishandled or delayed baggage.
Apple says extra airways will supply the function over time.
iPhone, iPad, and Mac customers operating iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2 can generate a “Share Merchandise Location” hyperlink within the Discover My app. Anybody they share the hyperlink with can then view a web site with a location of the merchandise on a map. The web site will routinely replace with the merchandise’s newest identified location.
Apple says it labored immediately with airways to place methods in place to “privately and securely” settle for the “Share Merchandise Location” hyperlinks. Entry to every hyperlink might be “restricted to a small variety of individuals,” and recipients might be required to “authenticate” to view the hyperlink by way of both their Apple Account or accomplice e mail deal with, based on Apple.
Along with objects outfitted with an AirTag, the function additionally works with third-party equipment and merchandise trackers that help the Discover My community.
Apple beforehand confirmed that iOS 18.2 might be launched to the general public in December.
