- Updated: April 2, 2026
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United Airlines Launches New App Features Including AirTag Location Sharing and TSA Wait Times
United Airlines has rolled out a suite of fresh features to its mobile app, aiming to streamline the travel experience for passengers. The updates include real‑time TSA security line wait times, gate directions, and the ability to share AirTag locations with friends and family, ensuring smoother airport navigation.
Travelers can now view live security queue estimates directly within the app, helping them plan their arrival and reduce downtime. Additionally, integrated gate maps provide step‑by‑step directions from security to boarding gates.
One of the standout additions is AirTag location sharing. Passengers can link their Apple AirTag to the United app, allowing trusted contacts to see the tag’s location, which is especially useful for keeping track of luggage or meeting points in bustling terminals.
These enhancements are part of United’s broader effort to modernize its digital services and improve customer satisfaction. For a full look at the original announcement, visit The Verge article.
Read more about related travel tech updates on ubos.tech: Travel Tech, United Airlines, and AirTag Integration.
Andrii Bidochko
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Andrii Bidochko is an AI entrepreneur and researcher focused on AI agents, reinforcement learning, and autonomous systems. He writes about the technologies shaping the future of machine intelligence, from frontier models and agent architectures to real-world AI applications.