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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Simon_Rousseau OP

Sep ’21

We would be more then happy to develop solutions that use airtags to help healthcare keep people with Alzheimer's, Dementia... safe and let be aware of their unexpected location changes. Would be awesome to be able to get estimated geo location by API call like in the Find My.

We know privacy is more than important, but there is some crucials use cases where this feature could be a "life saver/changer". Other dedicated solutions does exists, but the actual popularity of Apple products is a huge advantage in dense population area that make tracking of assets easier without the need to use GPS signal, dedicated infrastructure or require to install specific apps.

The world is a lot better when humans connect, share and create together ! We're ready to contribute ! And you ?

hohenja OP

Oct ’21

Has anyone tried pulling data from Find My on a Mac ?

louisyip1113 OP

Dec ’21

Hopefully the Nearby Interaction Framework will support Air-tags soon.

KimBelanger OP

Dec ’21

Following. NEED this

abhinavdubey OP

Dec ’21

Needed and hence following the thread

hdantas OP

Jan ’22

following. Much needed feature

ematt70 OP

Jan ’22

Following.....lots of possibilities here if access to API with geo location info (keeping in mind privacy laws).

garflock OP

Jan ’22

Privacy and iPiggyback Network are the two shortcomings. I suspect itag apps will be registered and reviewed and maybe geofenced. Apple will also cut a deal with wireless carriers or somehow benefit user for being part of their mesh network and not paying for our cell plans.

jakub.vanek OP

Jan ’22

Also interested in this API

olsonshaun7 OP

Feb ’22

Following

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.