Apple silently changed AirTagThe retail box must comply with the Reese Act warning label requirements.
The law requires coin-cell battery devices to have a warning label stating that they should be kept out of the reach of children.
AirTag packaging gets new warning label
US Consumer Product Safety Commission published Apple notified AirTags of violating the Reese Act. The law requires devices that use coin-cell batteries to display warnings “to protect children from life-threatening ingestion.” It came into force on March 19, 2024.
The announcement states that Apple is now placing a warning symbol on the AirTag’s retail packaging. Also added a warning symbol inside the battery compartment of the tracking tags. However, the US CPSC did not specify when the company made the changes.
It is unclear whether the US CPSC has fined Apple for temporarily violating the Reese Act. It’s also unclear whether the changes to AirTag were implemented exclusively in the US or globally.
Find my app to display warning when replacing battery
Because Apple had already sold some AirTag devices without the required warnings to consumers, it made behavioral changes to the Find My app. Now, when prompted to replace the AirTag battery, the app will display a warning that coin-cell batteries should be kept out of the reach of children. The company never officially announced this change.
The AirTag uses a CR2032 coin-cell battery that lasts about a year. You can easily replace the AirTags battery if necessary, and the wide availability of the CR2032 cell makes it even easier.