AirTag 2.0.73 firmware is available sooner than expected and not because Apple wanted it!
The news reported last week that the AirTag would receive a firmware update until April 9, 2024, was suddenly brought forward, due to an Apple error that occurred while setting its date format. Typically, the update is scheduled on different days so as not to overload the company’s servers.
According to the publication in @iSoftware Updatesfirst to report what happened, Apple accidentally set AirTag 2.0.73 firmware rollout dates to “m/d/24” instead of “m/d/2024” which was used in previous versions and is used by the AirTag update system as a date format.
It appears that Apple accidentally set the AirTag 2.0.73 firmware rollout dates to “m/d/24” instead of “m/d/2024” used in previous versions and that the AirTag update system uses as date format.
As a result, AirTags think that the deployment dates are in the year 24… pic.twitter.com/dH5s0FrgTy
– iSoftware Updates (@iSWUpdates) March 21, 2024
AirTag firmware 2.0.73 is now available
The version number 2A73 corresponding to firmware version 2.0.73 began to be released on March 19, 2024. And according to the data published on the specific website where the news of AirTag updates are displayed, it has focused on correcting errors.
How to update AirTags to firmware 2.0.73
Firmware 2.0.73 is now available. The next thing is to update it, if you want to be aware of all the news. But updating AirTags is not a quick and easy process like that of an iPhone, it is more like the process of updating AirPods. Apple does not have a settings section to update AirTag firmwareso we can only wait or try to force this update.
The first thing to do is find the current firmware version of your AirTag. To do this, go to Find My app on your iPhone, tap Things in the bottom bar, then tap your AirTag and tap its name., the firmware version you installed will appear. If you have version 2.0.73, you have already updated. If they already have one, they haven’t done it yet.
For Try to force update to version 2.0.73 on your AirTags, you will need to place it near your iPhone and, after a while, the AirTag will be updated, here are the steps you can follow:
- Bring the AirTag and iPhone closer to each other.
- Open the Find My app on your iPhone and check the firmware.
- Wait if you don’t have the latest version.
- The Search app does not need to be open.
- At some point, the AirTag will be updated.
