What you should know
- Apple has updated its support document to reflect a change in the Find My app, which now allows users to add up to 32 items, doubling the previous limit of 16 items.
- The change was implemented with the release of iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, but was not communicated to users until recently.
- Different Apple products count as different numbers of items in the Find My app. For example, AirPods Max count as one item, AirPods and AirPods Pro (1st generation) count as two items, and AirPods Pro (2nd generation) count as three items.
- Other items that can be added to the Find My app for tracking when lost or stolen include AirTag tracking units, certain Beats headphones, and compatible third-party products that have Find My support.
Full Story
So, here’s a little something from the “just in case you were wondering” file. Picture this: Apple makes a significant change to one of its apps. Yet, it doesn’t update the relevant support document to reflect that change until now.
What if we told you this change started with iOS 16 and iPadOS 16? You’d feel a bit left out, right? Like Apple was keeping secrets from you for some unknown reason.
But here’s the scoop. According to MacRumors, the support document we’re talking about got updated today. It now reads, “You can add up to 32 items in Find My.” This includes AirTag and third-party Find My network accessories in the Items tab.
AirPods Max count as one item. AirPods and AirPods Pro (1st generation) count as two items. And AirPods Pro (2nd generation)? They count as three items.
Now, let’s talk about the Find My app. It can track your devices and up to 32 items.
Before iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, you could only add up to 16 items to the Find My app. My math skills aren’t what they used to be, but I think the term I’m looking for is “doubled.” So, Apple has finally let us in on the secret. The maximum number of items you can add to the Find My app has doubled from 16 to 32.
Let’s go over the AirPods rules again, just to make sure we’re clear. AirPods Max are considered one item on the Find My app. AirPods and the first-generation AirPods Pro each count as two items. The second-generation AirPods Pro? They count as three items.
Why the difference, you ask? Well, some AirPods earbuds each count as one item. And some AirPods carrying cases count as additional items.
Now, you’re probably wondering what other changes Apple has made to its apps and didn’t bother to tell us about. Does the Apple Safari app now double as a kick-ass coffee filter and Apple forgot to tell us?
All jokes aside, other items that you can add to the Find My app and then track when lost or stolen include AirTag tracking units, AirPods, certain Beats headphones, and compatible third-party products that have Find My support. So, now you know. You can track nearly twice the number of items using the Find My app than you thought you could.
