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=== Mobile devices with UWB capability === Apple launched the first three phones with ultra-wideband capabilities in September 2019, namely, the [[iPhone 11]], [[iPhone 11 Pro]], and iPhone 11 Pro Max.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Snell|first=Jason|title=The U1 chip in the iPhone 11 is the beginning of an Ultra Wideband revolution|url=https://sixcolors.com/post/2019/09/the-u1-chip-in-the-iphone-11-is-the-beginning-of-an-ultra-wideband-revolution/|access-date=2020-04-22|website=Six Colors|date=13 September 2019|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Pocket-lint|date=2019-09-11|title=Apple U1 chip explained: What is it and what can it do?|url=https://www.pocket-lint.com/phones/news/apple/149336-how-apple-s-u1-chip-adds-amazing-new-capabilities-to-the-iphone|access-date=2020-04-22|website=Pocket-lint|language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|title=The Biggest iPhone News Is a Tiny New Chip Inside It|language=en|magazine=Wired|url=https://www.wired.com/story/apple-u1-chip/|access-date=2020-04-22|issn=1059-1028}}</ref> Apple also launched Series 6 of Apple Watch in September 2020, which features UWB,<ref name="MR AW 1">{{Cite web|last=Rossignol|first=Joe|date=September 15, 2020|title=Apple Watch Series 6 Features U1 Chip for Ultra Wideband|url=https://www.macrumors.com/2020/09/15/apple-watch-series-6-u1-chip-ultra-wideband|access-date=2020-10-08|website=[[MacRumors]]|language=en-us}}</ref> and their [[AirTags]] featuring this technology were revealed at a press event on April 20, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Apple AirTag arrives for $29, uses Ultra Wideband and does Emoji|url=https://www.gsmarena.com/apple_airtag_finally_arrives_for_29_uses_ultrawideband_and_does_emoji-news-48753.php|access-date=2021-04-21|website=GSMArena.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, Galaxy S21+, and Galaxy S21 Ultra also began supporting UWB,<ref>{{Cite web|last=ID|first=FCC|title=SMN985F GSM/WCDMA/LTE Phone + BT/BLE, DTS/UNII a/b/g/n/ac/ax, UWB, WPT and NFC Test Report LBE20200637_SM-N985F-DS_EMC+Test+Report_FCC_Cer_Issue+1 Samsung Electronics|url=https://fccid.io/A3LSMN985F/Test-Report/LBE20200637-SM-N985F-DS-EMC-Test-Report-FCC-Cer-Issue-1-4805593|access-date=2020-07-30|website=FCC ID|language=en}}</ref> along with the Samsung Galaxy SmartTag+.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bohn|first=Dieter|date=2021-01-14|title=Samsung's Galaxy SmartTag is a $29.99 Tile competitor|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/14/22227621/samsung-galaxy-smarttag-price-release-date-tile-locator|access-date=2021-02-16|website=The Verge|language=en}}</ref> The [[Xiaomi MIX 4]] released in August 2021 supports UWB, and offers the capability of connecting to select [[AIoT]] devices.<ref>{{cite press release|title=NXP Trimension™ Ultra-Wideband Technology Powers Xiaomi MIX4 Smartphone to Deliver New "Point to Connect" Smart Home Solution|url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/09/27/2303266/0/en/NXP-Trimension-Ultra-Wideband-Technology-Powers-Xiaomi-MIX4-Smartphone-to-Deliver-New-Point-to-Connect-Smart-Home-Solution.html|website=GlobelNewswire|date=2021-09-26}}</ref> The [[FiRa Consortium]] was founded in August 2019 to develop interoperable UWB ecosystems including mobile phones. Samsung, Xiaomi, and Oppo are currently members of the FiRa Consortium.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firaconsortium.org/|title=FiRa Consortium|website=www.firaconsortium.org}}</ref> In November 2020, [[Android Open Source Project]] received first patches related to an upcoming UWB API; "feature-complete" UWB support (exclusively for the sole use case of ranging between supported devices) was released in version 13 of Android.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ultra-wideband|url=https://source.android.com/docs/core/connect/uwb|access-date=2023-07-03|language=en-US}}</ref>
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