The new Samsung SmartTag3 supports iOS

The Samsung SmartTag2 is three years old now and was due for an upgrade. This is the first generation that is cross-platform – it works with both Android and iOS devices. It’s also smaller and lighter, though that came at a cost.

New wireless tech allowed Samsung to improve detection range and to extend battery life. The Samsung SmartTag3 can now be used by iPhone owners – this makes it easier if you have Android and iOS devices in your family or if a friend or family member wants to borrow, say, a suitcase with a tag attached. Speaking of attachment, Samsung removed the built-in key…

The new Samsung SmartTag3 supports iOS, it’s also smaller and its battery lasts longer. The new Samsung SmartTag3 supports iOS, it’s also smaller and its battery lasts longer – com news ADVERTISEMENT The new Samsung SmartTag3 supports iOS, it’s also smaller and its battery lasts longer Post your comment Comments (1) Peter 30 September 2026 Samsung Smart wearables Announcement The Samsung SmartTag2 is three years old now and was due for an upgrade. Speaking of attachment, Samsung removed the built-in key ring that was featured on the first two generations.

But it still won’t replace your AirTag. Samsung’s SmartTag 3 is smaller, smarter, and iPhone-friendly.

Samsung SmartTag 3 is here with longer range and iPhone support. The tracker is 35% smaller, 33% lighter, lasts up to 550 days normally, and extends directional finding to roughly 200 feet.

Not only can it keep tabs on your furball’s location, it can monitor their motion and sleep too. The Samsung Galaxy SmartTag 3’s special feature is being a pet activity monitor.

New features include Bluetooth 6.0 Channel Sounding and geofenced Place Notifications. Pricing for the tracker starts at $29.99, with US availability expected by early November.

The smart tracker market is a highly competitive one, and Samsung knows that it needs to keep innovating if it wants to maintain its spot as one of the biggest players in the industry. With the new SmartTag 3, the tech giant is doing just that.

Big Tech Samsung The Samsung Galaxy SmartTag 3’s special feature is being a pet activity monitor Not only can it keep tabs on your furball’s location, it can monitor their motion and sleep too. It offers longer range and new cross-platform support, but perhaps its biggest upgrade is that it can also be a lightweight activity monitor for pets.

Samsung just unveiled its latest tracker, and unlike its two predecessors, it finally expands beyond Samsung’s own ecosystem. For starters, iPhone users can now use the SmartTag 3 with the SmartThings app.

Starting at $30 for a single device or $100 for a pack of four, there isn’t a huge change in the Galaxy SmartTag 3’s exterior. It still has an IP67 rating for dust and water resistance and Samsung says it’s about 35 percent more compact and 33 percent lighter than its predecessor, but it’s hard to tell without holding the new one and its predecessor side by side.

Sam Rutherford for Instead, the more impactful changes come on the inside, where the SmartTag 3 has improved battery life that can go up to 550 days in normal mode (up from 500 days previously) or 790 days in Power Saving mode (up from 700 days). Perhaps more importantly, Samsung’s latest tracker has longer range thanks to support for Bluetooth 6.0 Channel Sounding, which allows the SmartTag 3 to provide distance and direction guidance from up to 60 meters (196 feet) away, which the company claims is around three times farther than before.

Then, as you get closer, you can use the tag’s ultra-wideband support to find whatever it’s attached to with even greater precision. On top of that, Samsung added a new Place Notification feature, which allows you to set a geofence around a particular location, enabling the tracker to send an alert when it enters or leaves the area.

This makes the new tag 35% smaller and 33% lighter (than the SmartTag2). You will need one of the new silicone and loop cases if you want to attach the new tag to a set of keys or your backpack.