Overview
- iFixit cut the two wires feeding the AirTag 2 speaker and the device continued to pair with an iPhone and report its location.
- The teardown says the speaker can be disabled non‑destructively with a soldering iron by removing the fine leads from the coil.
- Apple promoted a roughly 50% louder chime and new anti‑tracking measures such as cross‑platform alerts and frequently changing Bluetooth identifiers.
- Inside, iFixit identified an upgraded Nordic Semiconductor SoC plus Apple’s U2 Ultra Wideband chip that enables extended Precision Finding on iPhone 15 or newer.
- The tracker retains the user‑replaceable CR2032 battery and unchanged exterior dimensions, though opening the housing risks cosmetic damage due to fragile clips.