We exclusively revealed back in April that Apple was working on the Find My app, now released as part of iOS 13 – including the fact that it will later include the ability to locate Tile-like locator tags being commonly referred to as Apple Tags.
Since then, we’ve learned quite a bit more about it, including the fact that an Items tab will be added to the existing People, Devices and Me ones …
We’ve previously seen all of the graphic elements from the new feature, but MacRumors today has screenshots which give a good sense of at least one version of the user-interface.
One thing not revealed is the name of the tags: they are referred to in these screenshots only by the codename B389.
iOS 13 also introduces a greatly-enhanced way to find devices, even if they have no Wi-Fi or mobile data connection.
The U1 chip in the new iPhone 11 models should also allow for much more precise location-finding – with the possibility of additional functionality being added later.
In normal mode, the app simply shows the location of your devices. You can also set a safe zone, and be automatically notified if a device leaves that area. If you lose something, you’ll be able to put the tag into lost mode.
The tags themselves are expected to be much more sophisticated than existing Tile-type devices – though likely with a price-tag reflecting this fact.
It had been expected that Apple would announce the tags at the iPhone keynote, and the omission has all the signs of having been rather a late decision.
