Now's the Best Time to Protect Your Car With Apple's Tracker, Lowest Price Ever

AirTags are now incredibly common in the automotive space, and Kia and Hyundai owners probably know this best.

The Kia Challenge that started three years ago and which doesn't seem to come to an end despite anti-theft patches released by the two carmakers turned Kias and Hyundais into sitting ducks. Teenagers broke into these cars, exploited the lack of immobilizers in certain models using a method they discovered on TikTok, and drove away to have fun.

Law enforcement repeatedly recommended that owners protect their cars with anti-theft hardware, including steering wheel locks and GPS trackers.

The AirTag has eventually become a popular choice, as it can be planted virtually anywhere inside the cabin and broadcast its location nearly in real-time. It connects to nearby iPhones to transmit its coordinates, and the owner can see the location in the Find My app on their iPhones or iPads.

Thanks to its pill-shaped form factor and the removable battery that should last up to six months, the AirTag can be hidden inside the cabin, letting you locate the car if thieves drive away.

There's no better time to get an AirTag, as the device has just hit the lowest price since launch. Apple now sells the AirTag at $19 a piece on Amazon, down from $29, while the four-unit box now costs $72.99 instead of $99. This means one device costs approximately $18 if you buy the four-unit pack.

It's unclear how long the offer will last, but it's a major discount many people will probably be happy to use to get the four-pack offer.

The price cuts aren't necessarily surprising, not only because they happen on Black Friday but also because Apple is now giving the finishing touches to the second-generation AirTag. This means the company must clear out the inventory ahead of the new model, so discounts are the easiest way to do it.

The second-generation AirTag is expected to launch in the spring of the next year with an improved chip. The purpose is to offer better battery life and improved precision, but the actual figures are currently unknown. The design is unlikely to change, so the AirTag 2 will look mainly like the first generation, though Apple might rethink the internals specifically to allow for improved battery life.

The launch will likely take place in early 2025 alongside other new Apple devices like a new-generation iPhone SE.