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      06-22-2020, 11:47 PM   #59
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Originally Posted by timmahh View Post
The XS/Max/XR do NOT have UWB (U1 chip). It is what allows such precise positioning that you can safely determine the phone near the car is the one paired, so you don't have to pull it out of your pocket. Non UWB devices need to be held close to the handle and placed on the charging pad, they function just like the digital keycard - NFC, but will not support the keyless 3.0 spec -- that requires UWB hardware.

The question is, to support UWB, will >07/20 prod have new hardware w/ UWB? If not, there's no practical reason for previous build months to be denied the feature. If yes, fine, but give it to us and just limit it to the consortium's 2.0 spec, like the Androids do now.
Yeah exactly, and they state that the XS & XS max are supported so therefore BMW wouldn't need or necessarily have any new hardware to work with iPhone.

You're totally right, why can't they just give us 2.0 spec at the very least given android does it. Just doesn't make sense
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