Apple introduced many improvements in iOS 18.2, some of them affect it. other devices in your ecosystem
Apple released iOS 18.2 for the iPhone with lots of interesting newsamong which all the new Apple Intelligence functions stand out. But the good thing about it Apple device ecosystem is that an update like this not only improves the iPhone, but also benefits many Apple devices that connect to it.
We've already seen how iOS 18.2 improves AirPods, but that's not the only device getting this update. Together With iOS 18.2, Apple also launched a new feature that improves AirTagswhich makes it much easier to recover a lost suitcase.
This is how iOS 18.2 improves AirTag and other Search Network-enabled devices
With iOS 18.2, Apple added the feature Share object location in the Find My app on iPhone, allowing users to share the location of lost items, such as AirTags, with third parties, including airlines and baggage tracking systems. This feature is designed to facilitate the recovery of lost items without risk. Location sharing is automatically turned off after 7 days or when the item is retrieved, and can be revoked by the owner at any time.
He the system will be integrated with airlines like Delta, United and Iberia, allowing them to use secure links to locate baggage with AirTags. Additionally, technology companies such as SITA will integrate this functionality into global tracking systems such as WorldTracer, improving baggage management at airports. Privacy, as always at Apple, is a priority: users Data is end-to-end encrypted and are not visible to Apple or other manufacturers.
Share the location of the object. Share the location of your lost AirTag with an airline or someone you trust to help you find it. Whoever opens the link will be able to see the location of the AirTag for a limited period of time.
The item's serial number will be displayed, along with the email address or phone number associated with your Apple account.
When you enter the Search app and select one of your objects, you will see that an option appears among the actions to share the object's location. By clicking on it, a link will be generated which you can send to any other device so it can help you locate it too.
New ways to locate our lost items arrive in iOS 18.2
At any time you can see how many devices have access to this linkwhen the link expires, and also stop sharing the item's location at any time. Therefore, you will have complete control over who can locate the lost item and for how long.
In addition, Collaboration with airlines can be of great help when one of our suitcases is lost during a trip. Airlines may have access to this link to locate and collect your suitcase as quickly as possible. This function does buying an AirTag is even more interesting. And it also works with other types of locators compatible with the Search app, like AirTags found on AliExpress.
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