Apple's hilarious AirTag design restriction revealed

One of the least surprising aspects of Apple's product reveal event this week was the introduction of AirTags, the company's Tile-esque location trackers. Comprehensively leaked for months, it's fair to say we expected to be writing about AirTags this week. But we weren't expecting to be writing about them in relation to the word horseshit. 

No, that's not how we're describing AirTags (like you, we haven't got our hands on them yet – they're out on 30 April). We're sure they're great. But Apple won't be letting you customise them with certain words or emoji combinations as an engraving – including everybody's favourites symbols: Horse Face and Steaming Pile of Poo. (Check out our best Apple deals page if you're looking for some deals that don't stink.)

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Daniel John
Design Editor

Daniel John is Design Editor at Creative Bloq. He reports on the worlds of design, branding and lifestyle tech, and has covered several industry events including Milan Design Week, OFFF Barcelona and Adobe Max in Los Angeles.

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