Learn about Ultra Wideband availability

Devices equipped with the Apple-designed Ultra Wideband chip have technology for spatial awareness. Learn which Apple devices support Ultra Wideband and where Ultra Wideband isn't available.

These devices support Ultra Wideband

These devices use the second-generation Ultra Wideband chip:

  • iPhone 15 models and later, excluding iPhone 16e

  • iPhone Air

  • Apple Watch Ultra 2 and later

  • Apple Watch Series 9 and later

  • AirTag (2nd generation)

  • MagSafe Charging Case for AirPods Pro 3

In Japan, due to local regulation, some Ultra Wideband frequencies aren't available to customers, and as such, some Ultra Wideband features aren't available, including expanded Precision Finding range, Find People, and Precision Finding on Apple Watch. In Japan, customers will experience previous-generation Ultra Wideband chip performance.

These devices have the first-generation Ultra Wideband chip:

  • iPhone 14 models

  • iPhone 13 models

  • iPhone 12 models

  • iPhone 11 models

  • Apple Watch Ultra

  • Apple Watch Series 8

  • Apple Watch Series 7

  • Apple Watch Series 6

  • AirTag (1st generation)

  • MagSafe Charging Case for AirPods Pro 2

  • HomePod mini

  • HomePod (2nd generation)

Learn where Ultra Wideband isn't available

Ultra Wideband isn't available in all countries or regions and is subject to international regulatory requirements that require it to be turned off in certain locations or with certain devices. Ultra Wideband isn't available in these countries or regions:

  • Armenia

  • Azerbaijan

  • Belarus

  • Kazakhstan

  • Kyrgyzstan

  • Russia

  • Tajikistan

  • Turkmenistan

  • Ukraine

  • Uzbekistan

If you're in Indonesia or Nepal, you can use Ultra Wideband only with these devices:

  • iPhone 17 models

  • iPhone Air

  • Apple Watch Series 11

  • Apple Watch Ultra 3

  • AirTag (2nd generation)

  • MagSafe Charging Case for AirPods Pro 3

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