Apple updates AirTag warnings to comply with safety standards

Apple updates AirTag warnings to comply with safety standards
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Apple updates AirTag warnings to comply with safety standards
Author: news@appleinsider.com (Amber Neely)
Published: Jan, 02 2025 17:54

Summary at a Glance

On Thursday, the Office of Compliance and Field Operations of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a Notice of Violation to Apple after it noticed some AirTags were missing appropriate button cell battery warnings.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has slapped Apple with a violation regarding missing safety warnings on AirTags — here's how Apple's fixing the problem.

Apple has also updated the instructions that appear in the Find My app each time a user is prompted to change the AirTag battery to now include a warning about the hazards of button and coin cell batteries.

Button cell batteries, like the CR2032 lithium 3V coin battery used in the Apple AirTag, can cause severe esophageal burns if swallowed.

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