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    From Nick Cine@nickcine@is.invalid to comp.mobile.android,alt.internet.wireless on Tue Apr 23 10:57:05 2024
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    Does Android show on the homescreen when the UWB location/data radio is on?

    My phone doesn't have UWB but Pixels and high end Samsung phones have had
    the UWB location/data radios for a few years now (Pixel, Galaxy, Xiaomi). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UWB-enabled_mobile_devices

    Given UWB can help track you down to centimeter location detail https://freedom-to-tinker.com/2019/12/21/every-move-you-make-ill-be-watching-you-privacy-implications-of-the-apple-u1-chip-and-ultra-wideband/
    it could be important to know when your UWB radio is on or when it's off.

    I'm aware of the UWB on/off switch in Android but since I don't have UWB,
    what I'd like to know is if the homescreen indicates when the UWB is on?
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  • From Andy Burns@usenet@andyburns.uk to comp.mobile.android,alt.internet.wireless on Tue Apr 23 18:32:22 2024
    From Newsgroup: comp.mobile.android

    Nick Cine wrote:

    My phone doesn't have UWB but Pixels and high end Samsung phones have had
    the UWB location/data radios for a few years now

    I think only the Pixel Pro models (and Pixel Fold?) have UWB, I have no
    idea whether they have a status bar symbol for it.
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  • From Nick Cine@nickcine@is.invalid to comp.mobile.android,alt.internet.wireless on Tue Apr 23 11:37:05 2024
    From Newsgroup: comp.mobile.android

    On Tue, 23 Apr 2024 18:32:22 +0100, Andy Burns wrote:

    My phone doesn't have UWB but Pixels and high end Samsung phones have had
    the UWB location/data radios for a few years now

    I think only the Pixel Pro models (and Pixel Fold?) have UWB, I have no
    idea whether they have a status bar symbol for it.

    We need to find someone who has one of these phones to check for us. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UWB-enabled_mobile_devices

    Pixel 6 Android 2021 October Pro model only[3] Qorvo DW3720[4]
    Pixel 7 2022 October Pro model only[5]
    Pixel 8 2023 October Pro model only[6]
    Pixel Fold 2023 June All models[7]
    Pixel Tablet 2023 June All models[8]
    Samsung Galaxy Note20 2020 August Ultra model only[9] NXP SR100T Galaxy S21 2021 January Plus (+) and Ultra models only[10] NXP SR100T
    Galaxy S22 2022 February Plus (+) and Ultra models only[11]
    Galaxy S23 2023 February Plus (+) and Ultra models only
    Galaxy S24 2024 January Plus (+) and Ultra models only
    Galaxy Z Fold2 2020 September NXP SR100T
    Galaxy Z Fold3 2021 August NXP SR100T
    Galaxy Z Fold4 2022 August
    Galaxy Z Fold5 2023 August
    Xiaomi MIX4 2021 September NXP SR100T
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  • From Theo@theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk to comp.mobile.android,alt.internet.wireless on Tue Apr 23 21:48:02 2024
    From Newsgroup: comp.mobile.android

    Nick Cine <nickcine@is.invalid> wrote:
    Does Android show on the homescreen when the UWB location/data radio is on?

    My phone doesn't have UWB but Pixels and high end Samsung phones have had
    the UWB location/data radios for a few years now (Pixel, Galaxy, Xiaomi). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UWB-enabled_mobile_devices

    Given UWB can help track you down to centimeter location detail https://freedom-to-tinker.com/2019/12/21/every-move-you-make-ill-be-watching-you-privacy-implications-of-the-apple-u1-chip-and-ultra-wideband/
    it could be important to know when your UWB radio is on or when it's off.

    I'm aware of the UWB on/off switch in Android but since I don't have UWB, what I'd like to know is if the homescreen indicates when the UWB is on?

    Pixel 7 Pro, GrapheneOS. There is nothing showing when I flip the UWB
    switch from off to on or vice versa. There's also no quick toggle for UWB
    that might show the UWB status.

    Theo
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  • From Anssi Saari@anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi to comp.mobile.android,alt.internet.wireless on Wed Apr 24 11:25:25 2024
    From Newsgroup: comp.mobile.android

    Nick Cine <nickcine@is.invalid> writes:

    Galaxy S21 2021 January Plus (+) and Ultra models only[10] NXP SR100T

    With my S21 Ultra I don't see any indication that it's on. I don't have
    any Samsung SmartTags or anything else I could use UWB for so I leave it
    off normally.
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