The anti-stalking AirTag changes that Apple announced earlier this month are included in the newest version of the mobile operating system.
You can find this item by using the Find My network. This item is designed to be detected by victims and to allow law enforcement to request identifying information about the owner.
With this warning, Apple wants to make it clear to those who would use AirTags and Find My-compatible devices from third-party companies that such a use case is illegal and has criminal repercussions. An upcoming update will include a warning, Apple said earlier this month.
Apple said that it would address a bug that was causing confusion around unwanted tracking, a change that is likely to be found in the new beta. Some people were interpreting a notice from an AirTag as a "unknown accessory alert".
Apple wants to make sure that there is no confusion about non-AirTag devices.
The messaging changes are in the current version of the software, as well as some other minor changes. There is no longer an option to turn off item safety alert in the Find My C app.
It is not clear if Apple will change that in the future with more granular settings, but at the moment, both of these options are redirecting to the Notifications options for the.
Later this year, Apple plans to introduce additional anti-stalking measures that include support for Precision Finding for unknown and louder AirTag sounds.
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