Apple Announces iOS 18.2's New AirTag Location Sharing Feature Coming to These 15+ Airlines

Last week, we reported on a new feature in the Find My app on the iOS 18.2 beta that allows you to temporarily share an AirTag's location with a trusted person, and soon with airlines. Apple today announced the feature, providing more details.

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Apple said more than 15 airlines will offer the feature "in the coming months," including Delta, United, Air Canada, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, KLM, Lufthansa, Qantas, Singapore Airlines, Air New Zealand, Austrian Airlines, Aer Lingus, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings, Iberia, SWISS, Turkish Airlines, and Vueling. More airlines will follow "over time."

United is aiming to implement the feature systemwide in "early 2025," according to a quote the airline provided in Apple's press release.

The feature will be integrated into each airline's customer service process for locating mishandled or delayed baggage, according to Apple. This will make it easier for the airline to help find lost bags with an AirTag attached to them.

iPhone, iPad, and Mac users running iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2 can generate a "Share Item Location" link in the Find My app. Anyone they share the link with can then view a website with a location of the item on a map. The website will automatically update with the item's latest known location.

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Apple said it worked directly with airlines to put systems in place to "privately and securely" accept the "Share Item Location" links. Access to each link will be "limited to a small number of people," and recipients will be required to "authenticate" to view the link through either their Apple Account or partner email address. The item's location will stop being shared "as soon as a user is reunited with their item," or at any time that the item's owner decides. An item's shared location will automatically expire after seven days.

"The Find My network and AirTag have proven to be a powerful combination for users while traveling, providing invaluable location information when bags have been misplaced or mishandled," said Apple's services chief Eddy Cue. "With Share Item Location, we're excited to give users a new way to easily share this information directly with third parties like airlines, all while protecting their privacy."

In addition to items equipped with an AirTag, the feature also works with third-party accessories and item trackers that support the Find My network.

Apple previously confirmed iOS 18.2 will be released in December, and that means iPadOS 18.2 and macOS Sequoia 15.2 should also be available then.

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miguelcoma Avatar
9 months ago
Next step for Apple: set up temporary "safe zones" for the Notify When Left Behind menu. Example use case: you are staying at a hotel for a weekend, set the hotel location as a temporary safe zone for all of your items until Sunday at 11am when you are planning to check out. That way you won't be getting notifications when you leave the hotel during your stay and all your luggage is obviously in your room.
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ourguile Avatar
9 months ago
Always include mine with my luggage. Haven't had to rely on it yet (thankfully) but I think it's becoming commonplace enough that this move makes sense.
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zorinlynx Avatar
9 months ago
It's about time airlines are embracing this! I remember when at least a couple airlines tried to *ban* these; how crazy do they have to be to ban something that helps both the airline and customer locate lost luggage?

Basically, it's the airline's job to keep track of luggage. AirTags are just helping them with their own job they already have. They should have been for this from day one!

I hope to see more airlines on the list soon; American Airlines is conspicuously missing and I fly them a lot.
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NightFox Avatar
9 months ago
Waiting for EasyJet and Ryanair to start offering it as a £25 option
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adamw Avatar
9 months ago
Locate my lost luggage quicker... what a novel idea. Will this cut down on luggage theft by airline/airport employees or other thieves?
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gstevie Avatar
9 months ago
Would be good if they could install beacons in the airports. That way you’re not relying on staff having an iPhone on them to relay the location data.
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