Comment by HumblyTossed
2 years ago
Also, Apple licenses out the Find My tech to other trackers. But... you don't get the new precision finding features.
2 years ago
Also, Apple licenses out the Find My tech to other trackers. But... you don't get the new precision finding features.
> But... you don't get the new precision finding features.
https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2021/10165/ appears to suggest differently.
Maybe it's new because existing ones that work with Find My cannot.
They have to buy the chips (and integrate them) from a vendor like https://www.st.com/en/wireless-connectivity/ultra-wideband-p... or https://www.nxp.com/applications/enabling-technologies/conne...
It isn't something that any device can do by default. For example, Samsung integrated it into their Smart Tags ( https://www.androidpolice.com/samsung-smarttag-2-uwb/ )