Wear OS 5 prepares to add support for UWB ahead of Pixel Watch 3 launch

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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sabreW4K3

lazysoci.al

UWB?

kinkles reply

sh.itjust.works

Ultra wide band, as in really thick wrist straps

sabreW4K3 reply

lazysoci.al

😂 MVP!

Blisterexe reply

lemmy.zip

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

sabreW4K3 reply

lazysoci.al

Thank you

sbv

sh.itjust.works

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

BookSwiftieAndrew reply

kbin.run

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.

sbv reply

sh.itjust.works

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.