- iPhone 11 Series Users Complains About Ultra Wideband Update Failed Error On New iOS 13 Update
- iPhone 11 Ultra Wideband Update Failed Error On iOS 13 Update
Some iPhone 11 series users have noticed an issue, on an Ultra-Wideband update failed error after updating to iOS 13.1.3 and iOS 13.2 beta 3. Impacting the iPhones ability to send files through AirDrop because it uses the new UI Ultra-Wideband Chip.

This issue is been discovered by few users, this have a been current topic on most online forums, including a resolving technique that have worked for some users.
This topic surfaces on Apple forums, Reddit and MacRumors forums, where users shared the experience with the Ultra-Wideband failed error message showing on iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max. The following message pops up after updating to iOS 13.1.3 or iOS 13.2 beta 3, or even iOS 13.1.1, as shared by some users.
This topic surfaces on Apple forums, Reddit and MacRumors forums, where users shared the experience with the Ultra-Wideband failed error message showing on iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max. The following message pops up after updating to iOS 13.1.3 or iOS 13.2 beta 3, or even iOS 13.1.1, as shared by some users.
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After seeing this message, many users have been unable to send files via AirDrop, which utilizes the new U1 Ultra-wideband chip in iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro. While this is likely a software issue, nobody knows what is causing this problem for only some users. It looks like different variants & model numbers of iPhone 11 are responding differently to the latest iOS updates
How To Fix Ultra-Wideband Update Failed Error On iPhone 11 Series:
Here's solution shared by some users that's they were able to get rid of the error by putting their iPhone in DFU mode and restoring their iOS firmware. Afterwards, they restored their iCloud or iTunes backup, and did not see the error message again. But unfortunately this didn't work for some users, which they had to go to the Apple Store and get their iPhone replaced, which indicates the likelihood of hardware failure. Getting a replacement might be your only choice if the DFU restore method fails.

