Apple has just released the iOS 17.5 software update to all users, after months of beta testing. The update includes Apple and Google's anti-stalking measures for Bluetooth trackers, which is designed to make devices such as AirTags safer.
Bluetooth trackers, such as Apple's own AirTags, are great pieces of kit. But, unfortunately, in the wrong hands, these trackers can do more harm than good. But that has all changed, with long-rumoured anti-stalking measures now included. These have been developed in partnership with Google, so that they work for all Bluetooth trackers – not just AirTags. Last year, Apple announced a partnership with Google to address these concerns with a proposal "to help combat the misuse of Bluetooth location-tracking devices for unwanted tracking," which includes the best alternative to Apple's AirTag.
