Subj : Your new AirTag has a hidden warning that's just for kids  and it
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu Jan 02 2025 22:00:05

Your new AirTag has a hidden warning that's just for kids  and it's for the 
best

Date:
Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:44:26 +0000

Description:
Apple's AirTag is now in compliance with US's Reese's Law, according to the 
government's consumer product safety watchdog.

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U.S. CPSC has announced that Apple's AirTag is now inline with Reese's Law. 
Apple's item tracker now features additional warnings about it's potential 
battery hazards. The law is centered around preventing 'life threatening 
ingestion of button cell or coin batteries'. 

No, its not an AirTag 2, but Apples AirTag now comes with a warning label 
attached to the box and a symbol by the battery door to make the item tracker 
complaint with Reeses Law in the United States, according to a new notice 
issued by U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission . 

While Apples item tracker has come under scrutiny for unwanted tracking, this 
time, Apples item tracker is now in line with Reeses Law's warning label 
requirements after being in violation. 

The law is all about having the proper warning labels and notices on products 
with button cell or coin batteries to prevent children from life threatening 
ingestion. (Image credit: TechRadar) 

Since its launch, Apples AirTag has had the proper mechanism for keeping the 
battery in place. However, units imported after the effective date of Reeses 
Law  March 19, 2024  were not in compliance because they were missing the 
label on the box or on the battery door for the tracker itself. 

The company is now affixing a label to the box warning of the battery and to 
help prevent ingestion, as well as adding an icon to the interior of the door 
on the AirTag itself. 

Additionally, since units were sold without the proper labels, an update to 
the Find My apps interface for changing the battery warns about the hazards 
of button and coin cell batteries. 

The CPSC worked with Apple to get the AirTag in line with Reeses Law and is 
the one issuing the release revealing how the company is now compliant with 
the law. Its a win-win, especially for consumer protection and hopefully to 
prevent battery ingestion. 

Apples AirTag has been on the market since 2021 and has proven to be a very 
handy item tracker that works seamlessly with the iPhone, among other 
devices. One of the main benefits is that it has a user-replaceable battery, 
so making it safer and clearer of the potential dangers is important. 

Of course, as with most Apple products, rumors are swirling around a 
successor to the original AirTag with better privacy and improved 
connectivity. That second-generation AirTag could arrive later this year, but 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/phones/phone-accessories/your-new-airtag-has-a-hidde
n-warning-thats-just-for-kids-and-its-for-the-best


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