MacRumors spotted that Apple added the figure to a support page recently, confirming an increase that has reportedly been in effect since 2022’s iOS 16. The previous limit was apparently 16. Compatible items include AirTags and other first-party headphones and accessories from Apple and Beats, and a range of third-party products.

TIL Apple’s Find My app has an item limit (it’s 32).::MacRumors spotted that Apple added the figure to a support page recently, confirming an increase that has reportedly been in effect since 2022’s iOS 16. The previous limit was apparently 16. Compatible items include AirTags and other first-party headphones and accessories from Apple and Beats, and a range of third-party products.

    • Eager EagleEnglish
      16•9 months ago

      I wonder what they’re going to do with all those 27 bits saved by not using a regular integer

      • @SzethFriendOfNimiEnglish
        5•9 months ago

        Maybe related to maybe some kind of mask in the Bluetooth Id of the device/item?

  • @[email protected]English
    9•9 months ago

    Come on guys it’s a 8 bit unit and some #define. Easy to change.

    Side story, I wrote code for RAM-stick detection for a Windows app. I was too lazy to check the number of sticks then allocate memory. It’s hardcoded to 255. I wonder if it’ll ever matter.