Apple Expands U1 Ultra Wideband to Four More Countries

Apple's U1 flake has been unlocked in four additional countries, pregnant features like Precision Finding will at present work where the chip has been unlocked.

Apple's Ultra Wideband U1 Flake Unlocked in Argentina, Pakistan, Paraguay and Solomon Islands

Previously, a lot of AirTag users plant out the difficult way that Precision Finding is non working for them at all, as if the feature didn't exist in the start identify. It was simply because the U1 flake was disabled in their region / country. With the release iOS fourteen.7, Apple tree has went alee and unlocked the U1 Ultra Wideband chip in 4 more than countries, which are every bit follows:

Argentine republic
Islamic republic of pakistan
Paraguay
Solomon Islands

The places where the chip is nonetheless disabled are as follows, as per Apple'south Ultra Wideband availability page:

Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Indonesia
Republic of kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Nepal
Russia
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan

Keep in mind that the Ultra Wideband flake is but available in iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 lineup of smartphones. If you lot accept something older than that and don't see features similar Precision Finding working, so information technology's completely normal as those older iPhones do non have a built-in U1 flake.

Apart from Precision Finding for AirTag, Apple uses the U1 chip in other bully ways as well. For example, it is used in AirDrop to find contacts around you by simply pointing your phone at them. Of course, they should have a U1-enabled iPhone as well for it to piece of work. Apart from that, HomePod mini also features a built-in U1 bit.

If you were property back from buying the AirTag because U1 was non available in your region then you can become ahead with your purchase.