Apple’s U1 chip enables Ultra Wideband support, which enables devices to measure distances between them by calculating the time it takes for a radio wave to travel between them. This is more accurate than Bluetooth LE and WiFi connectivity. Apple only used this feature to enable a direction feature in iOS 13. However, the U1 chip was found in the Apple Watch Series 6, so Apple may have bigger plans for Ultra Wideband.
According to Jon Prosser, Apple could integrate the U1 chip into the upcoming HomePod mini as well as into a new Apple TV and turn it into ultra-broadband base stations. What this means is that these devices are able to accurately track users’ locations as they walk around the house while using other U1 devices like the iPhone 11, Apple Watch Series 6, and the ones to come.
Prosser expects the HomePod mini and Apple TV to use location information for media controls, as well as manage brightness and volume controls, lock doors, and more to turn them into HomeKit hardware. He also claims that the UWB base stations can also use the Find My app when users are not at home to warn if any of the devices have been moved or removed from their home.
And since this is about moving devices, Apple has removed the Beats landing page from its website. This led many to believe that Apple is making even more room for the upcoming HomePod mini and AirPods Studio, though rumors also claim they won’t be present at tomorrow’s event. However, the Beats by Dre landing page was soon brought back to the store section of the Apple website, meaning it won’t stand in the way of upcoming Apple audio devices.
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