Developer APIs for AirTag integration in our apps and games?

App & System Services General Nearby Interaction AR / VR Core Audio Core NFC

Created Apr ’21

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I'm very excited about the new AirTag product and am wondering if there will be any new APIs introduced in iOS 14.5+ to allow developers to build apps around them outside the context of the Find My network?

The contexts in which I am most excited about using AirTags are:

Gaming
Health / Fitness-focused apps
Accessibility features
Musical and other creative interactions within apps

I haven't been able to find any mention of APIs. Thanks in advance for any information that is shared here.

Alexander

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nahung89 OP

Feb ’22

Looking for the API too.

DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD OP

Mar ’22

Me 2

JGabriel-The1st OP

May ’22

Please give us this API ;(

gencarnacion OP

May ’22

Following. Would love to play around with any API for the tags

estimote OP

May ’22

With iOS15 Apple has enabled "Nearby Interactions API" to range and obtain inch-level distance and orientation (similar to AirTags) between Apple U1-enabled devices and third-party UWB-enabled devices compatible with FiRa and U1.

On this website https://developer.apple.com/nearby-interaction/ Apple has published in the FAQ section a list of UWB chip manufacturers that are interoperable with U1 chip.

On the market there are already UWB devices (e.g. beacons, tags) integrated with these recommended UWB chipsets.

Try to google "UWB beacons" and get one of these Dev Kits. They typically comes with SDK full of code samples and demo apps. It will take minutes to integrate it with your mobile app that can finally be spatially aware.

willmdav11 OP

Nov ’22

Need this also

troglodisme OP

Dec ’22

Also interested in this. I was also looking at the UWB beacons suggested by @estimote a few months ago, but I can't believe the real AirTag does not have APIs yet?

wilkyconsultants OP

Jan ’23

This is a fairly old thread so not sure if any new info but I did manage to create a nice app for what you are suggesting. Message me for a demo if you like. Rob

mophilly OP

Aug ’23

I have a good use case for this. If Rob, or someone else, has made some progress, I would like to chat.