Apple’s iPhone was the first smartphone to introduce Ultra Wideband capabilities, which made it easier to find lost items — like your car keys attached to an AirTag hidden in the couch cushions. With the release of iPhone 15, the iPhone will gain Apple’s second-generation Ultra Wideband chip, which will allow it to connect to other devices with the same chip up to three times farther away. Plus, notes Apple, this means it will now also be easier to find your friends in a crowd when using the iPhone 15.
The new phone will support precision finding, allowing you to navigate through a crowded venue — like a concert, train station, or farmers market to find your friends who are sharing their location with you. As with the precision-finding features previously available for finding lost items and devices, you’ll now be able to be guided directly to your friends with clear directions and distance indicators thanks to the improved finding capabilities.
The phone will gain other communication enhancements as well, including better audio quality that prioritizes your voice — so if you need to call your friends in that crowded market, for example, they’ll be able to hear you without as much background noise.
And in extreme situations when you’re off the grid, the iPhone includes support for satellite calls with Emergency SOS. The feature has since expanded to 14 countries on three continents and is coming to Spain and Switzerland this month. A new feature will now offer roadside assistance via satellite, which lets you text to gain access to a roadside assistance provider.
Here is how to use Precision Finding on iPhone 15 to meet up with a friend:
1- Open the Find My app on your iPhone.
2- Tap People at the bottom of the screen, then tap the name of the friend you want to meet.
If you aren’t following each other, you may have to share your location or ask for their location.
3- Do one of the following:
4- When you’re walking in the right direction, the screen turns green.
When you locate the person you’re looking for, tap.
If you receive a notification that a friend is trying to find you, you can tap Share so they can find their way to you more easily. If you’ve already shared your location with them, they see where you are relative to their location. You can stop sharing your location at any time.
So now if you plan to travel in a hilly area with your friends or family then don’t forget to use this feature of your iPhone 15.