Presumably, whatever those statements are actually referring to will be released further down the road, perhaps as soon as its next big press event. Though Apple didn’t make any announcements about the product, it does seem to hint on the website that AirDrop upgrades are only the first of many enhancements that will come about thanks to the U1 chip, by saying: “And that’s just the beginning” and “it’s going to lead to amazing new capabilities.” More recently, references to Apple’s Tile competitor were also spotted in iOS 13 code by MacRumors. Apple Tag is said to work similarly, via Apple’s Find My app, but will also feature ultra wideband tech. Tile leverages Bluetooth and a crowdsourced network of Tile owners running its app on their device to help find missing items. What’s particularly interesting about the U1’s ultra wideband technology is that it’s also what’s rumored to power the forthcoming Apple Tag devices, which were not announced at yesterday’s event.Īpple Tag, it’s been reported, will be a competitor to the lost item tracker Tile which allows you to attach a small tag to items you need to keep up with - like your keys, wallet or bag, for example. The AirDrop improvements were first spotted by MacRumors in the updates to Apple’s website that rolled out after the iPhone event.

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