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Bluetooth 6.0 adds centimeter-level accuracy for device tracking — upgraded version also improves device pairing (www.tomshardware.com)
submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[–] gashead76 52 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Anyone know what kind location accuracy Bluetooth 5 currently has?

[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 months ago (2 children)

According to the below two articles. It's 1-5 meters in optimal conditions. And some of it may require additional hardware for tracking.

https://www.u-blox.com/en/technologies/bluetooth-indoor-positioning

https://www.inpixon.com/technology/standards/bluetooth-low-energy

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 months ago

In my case it’s about a football field lol

[–] gashead76 2 points 2 months ago

Thanks for digging those up! I figured it was somewhere around that range. I’ve had it be fairly accurate within a couple feet, but I’ve also had Bluetooth proximity show much further.

[–] venusaur 0 points 2 months ago

I thought we were still in 4…