iOS 27 brings new features to almost all of Apple’s apps, including Messages, Apple Music, Wallet, and more. Apple’s Find My app has its own share of changes in iOS 27. Here’s everything new.
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It’s been five years since Apple unveiled its AirTags. They were a pleasant surprise and addition to Apple’s lineup. They worked well, lasted about a year before needing a battery replacement, and fit perfectly into the Apple ecosystem. But the biggest compromise with the AirTags is the form factor. People have been wanting different AirTag form factors for years, especially one that can fit in your credit card without leaving a giant lump. That’s where KeySmart’s new SmartCard Pro comes into play. It’s ultra-thin, rechargeable, works with both Apple Find My and Google Find Hub, and honestly feels more premium than most trackers I’ve tested. Here is what you need to know!
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Update: The Switchbot Wallet Finder card is currently on sale for just $12.99.
I have an AirTag on my keychain to keep track of my keys, but obviously an AirTag is too big and bulky to fit inside a wallet. That’s what the SwitchBot Wallet Finder is for.
Disguised inside a thin, credit-card form factor, the SwitchBot Wallet Finder connects to the Find My app on your iPhone, so you can follow its location, and it even houses a speaker so you can make it beep to help you find your wallet when it inevitably gets lost somewhere in your home. Read on for my review …
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There’s a robust ecosystem of Find My accessories on the market nowadays, across various different designs and form factors. Here are some of the most popular options.
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At CES 2026, Rolling Square introduced new versions of two unique Find My accessories they offer: AirCard Pro and AirNotch Pro. Both of these now support both Apple’s Find My and Android’s Find Hub networks, and they’re better than ever – while coming in at lower price points.
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Update: Apple says the issues affecting Find My and Apple Maps have been resolved. Original story below.
Amid sporadic reports on social media, Apple has confirmed ongoing problems affecting Find My and Apple Maps. Apple says “some users are affected” by these issues.
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We hear occasional good news stories where somebody is able to use Find My iPhone to track a stolen device and successfully recover it, but a new record has been set when tracking a single iPhone led to a gang suspected of smuggling up to 40,000 stolen phones to China.
The iPhone was tracked to an airport warehouse where it was found in a box with 894 other phones, leading to the arrest of 18 suspects and more than 2,000 recovered phones …
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The Chipolo POP proved a popular AirTag competitor when it launched earlier this year, and the company has now added two further Find My compatible trackers.
The new models are the Loop and a new version of the Card, with the former essentially a Pop with an integrated silicon loop for even easier attachment to bags, keys, and so on …
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A new report suggests that many people who belong to Gen Z use Find My and other apps to permanently share their location with groups of friends.
A study earlier in the year found that 40% of Gen Z adults share their location with three or more people, and a new piece found it was common to location-share with double digit numbers of friends …
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Apple is gearing up to launch AirTag 2 soon, but four years after the first AirTag debuted, a new test of competing options on Google’s ‘Find My Device’ network shows that Apple is still very much ahead in lost item tracking.
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The new Chipolo POP is a colorful new tracking tag that works with both Apple’s Find My and Google’s Find My Device networks. Unlike AirTag, it has a built-in hole for easy attachment to keyrings and bags.
It’s not the first time that we’ve seen Find My-compatible trackers from the company – we tested one of them back in 2021 – but it’s the first time you haven’t had to use an app to get cross-platform compatibility …
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Apple’s Find My network lets users easily track their devices and accessories such as AirTag. However, despite having anti-stalking features, researchers at George Mason University recently discovered an exploit that lets hackers silently track any Bluetooth device through Apple’s network. The vulnerability isn’t in Apple products, but rather Linux, Android, and Windows systems…
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Last July, citizens of South Korea started a petition asking Apple to enable Find My support in the region. It was assumed that Find My was unavailable due to government restrictions, but that wasn’t actually the case according to the petition.
Apple later agreed to launch Find My support for the region in spring 2025, and that integration is finally starting to roll out.
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With iOS 18.2, Apple supercharged AirTags with a new feature called “Share Item Location.” This feature lets you share the location of a lost AirTag or Find My network accessory with a trusted third party.
As part of the launch of Share Item Location, Apple is teaming up with airlines worldwide. Here are all the airlines that support this new feature
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iOS 18.2 introduced a new feature for AirTag and other items in the Find My app, and it may just save you a lot of stress and trouble the next time you lose something important.
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Last week, iOS 18.2 introduced a handy new Find My upgrade for sharing your lost item’s location with others—including airlines. Now, Apple has announced which major airlines already support the feature.
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Apple last month announced a new Share Item Location feature for helping to track AirTags and Apple devices, and said at the time that it would be partnering with more than 15 airlines. Those airlines would accept links from passengers tracking mislaid baggage.
United Airlines has now shown how it will integrate the feature into its mobile app, enabling customers to easily add the links …
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Snapchat is rolling out a new feature which will work in a similar way to Apple’s Find My app, but will be limited to family members.
Parents will be able to request the location of the teens, and vice-versa, with some automated location reporting also available …
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Getting help to find lost items will become much easier with the next iOS update. That’s because Apple is adding new options to the Find My app with iOS 18.2 that will let users share the location of an AirTag or other lost item with anyone, not just friends or family.
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Time and again, Apple’s Find My technology turns out responsible for tracking stolen goods. In the case of a recent Connecticut theft, a very expensive Ferrari was tracked down thanks to the millionaire owner accidentally leaving AirPods in the vehicle.
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The KeyBudz Covert Mount for AirTag offers a simple yet useful solution for those looking to track their valuables, even in extreme environments. Here’s a closer look at its key at the mount and how I have used it!
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Satechi is out with several new releases today at IFA Berlin. Headlining its new products is the Vegan-Leather Passport Cover with Find My. The cover/wallet features Apple’s official item tracking, a MagSafe/Qi2-rechargeable battery, RFID protection, and more.
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Apple’s ‘Find My’ app and service have been available as iPhone features in the US and many other territories for years. But never, previously, in Korea. Now, Apple has announced that the wait for South Korean users is almost over.
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The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (Bluetooth SIG) announced this week the specifications for the next generation of technology called “Bluetooth 6.0.” It brings a number of enhancements to the wireless protocol, but one of them will help Apple improve its Find My network for tracking devices.
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