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Code within the Wear OS 5 Developer Preview suggests that the upcoming update will add support for toggling UWB on supported smartwatches.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Ultra wide band, as in really thick wrist straps

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

๐Ÿ˜‚ MVP!

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

UWB, which stands for ultra-wideband, is a short-range wireless communication protocol thatโ€™s incredibly good at pinpointing the distance and direction between objects

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago
[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Didn't the last few Pixel Pros have UWB hardware? Is that enabled yet?

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yes, all pro models (plus the Fold) from the Pixel 6 series onwards have UWB support. And at least on my Fold, can be toggled on and off under "Connection preferences". However, I don't believe there is currently any system feature that actually utilizes it yet.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

It was one of the reasons I went with a Pro. Okay, it wasn't a significant reason, but I was thinking about it.

I was pretty disappointed when Google's Find My Network didn't support UWB on release. Here's hoping they finally support it if/when they release their own tracker in the fall.