iPhone 11’s Ultra Wideband Technology Coming to Android Devices This Year

iPhone 11’s Ultra Wideband Technology Coming to Android Devices This Year

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The Apple iPhone 11 might not be host to a lot of new features per se, but it did come with an interesting new piece of tech. It comes with support for ultra wideband technology, which Apple says gives its newer handsets “spatial awareness” to understand where compatible devices are located. It can be used to share files wirelessly with other iPhones or to find objects that you have 'tagged'. All you need to do is stick an NFC tag on the object and you'll be able to find it using an app on your iPhone. Now, reports indicate that a future Samsung device could come with the same functionality.

There are no specifics about just which device will the tech debut in, but it is very likely going to be one from Samsung. The company that makes these chips —NXP— did a consortium with Samsung. NXP added in a press release: