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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The only real disappointment here is the lack of UWB on the regular Pixel line.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They really don't want to take on Air tags, do they?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What does that have to do with the Pixels? That's a Bluetooth beacon thing, and it's being added to all Androids through Play Services, including supporting Air Tags.

As far as hardware, it'll be interesting to see if they announce anything on October 4th.

[–] Devgard 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

AirTags use UWB for more precise finding, but uses Bluetooth as a way to increase minimum levels of compatibility

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Airtags (and similar systems) use "Ultra Wideband" to do their thing, which requires different hardware.

There may be Bluetooth involved in some implementations but the star of the show, that facilitates the accuracy, is UWB.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Ah. The UWB is only for direct position. It largely uses Bluetooth to be found and broadcast.