Apple has quietly confirmed that it has doubled the variety of gadgets you can monitor in its Discover My app. Whereas no official announcement was made by Apple itself, the change was first reported by Nicolas Alveraz (@nicolas09F9) and shared in a put up on X (previously Twitter). 

Apple simply up to date their help articles about AirTags and it says now you can pair as much as 32 objects. Nevertheless, the Discover My configuration file from the server nonetheless says “maxPairEligibleDevices”: 16. That is unusual.https://t.co/O5yV9bPlFQJanuary 11, 2024

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In a help doc revealed on January 11, Apple revealed you can now add as much as 32 objects in Discover My as a substitute of the earlier restrict of 16 objects. This contains AirTags, first-party headphones, chosen Beats headphones, newer MagSafe wallets, and third-party equipment and kit akin to e-bikes. 

It was confirmed by MacRumors that Apple elevated the Discover My merchandise restrict when iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 was launched in September 2022, however Apple by no means talked about the change publicly till now. 

Within the Apple doc, it particulars that some AirPods will depend as multiple merchandise when paired to Discover My. Except the AirPods Max, common AirPods and AirPods Professional (1st gen) depend as two objects, and the AirPods Professional (2nd gen) depend as three objects. With AirPods and the first gen AirPods Professionals, customers can monitor every AirPod individually, thus marking it as two objects. When monitoring 2nd gen AirPods Professionals, you should utilize Discover My to trace the charging case, making it the third merchandise. 

Apple launched AirTags in 2021, making it simpler so that you can monitor your private belongings in addition to different Discover My-compatible gadgets. Nevertheless, avid Apple customers voiced their issues as they discovered themselves reaching the unique 16-item restrict rapidly. This meant customers must strategically determine which objects to pair, which turned more and more tough when Apple opened Discover My pairing to third-party merchandise shortly after. 

Methods to add an AirTag to your Discover My community 

This now-official enhance to the Discover My gadget restrict signifies that Apple super-users can monitor extra gadgets and merchandise with out the concern of rapidly reaching the restrict. 

Undecided find out how to pair extra merchandise to your Discover My community? Including AirTags, for instance, to the community is fairly simple. 

Maintain your AirTag close to your iPhone, and from there a pop up will seem in your display so that you can faucet ‘Join’. You’ll then need to identify your AirTag from the choices that seem within the scrolling record and faucet ‘Proceed’. 

When you’ve tapped ‘Proceed’ once more, register your AirTag along with your Apple ID by tapping ‘Achieved’.  

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