iPhone 11 Pro Airdrop - spatial awareness

[Khorn]

This might sound like a stupid questions, but I found contradictory information online.

For the Airdrop spatial awareness feature to work, do both devices need a U1 chip?

 

[cambookpro]

Yes.

 

[symphony]

Most likely. It’ll be useful 5 years from now

 

[Khorn]

🤦‍♂️
I should have googled five minutes longer before posting.

iOS 13.1 release notes:
"Ability to select who you want to AirDrop to by pointing from one iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, or iPhone 11 Pro Max to another using the new U1 chip with Ultra Wideband technology for spatial awareness"

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