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Interesting bit from the prompt in iOS 13. > "Walk around several feet and move your iPhone up and down until a balloon comes into view," Existing ultra wide
by mattmar96 7y ago
Interesting bit from the prompt in iOS 13.
> "Walk around several feet and move your iPhone up and down until a balloon comes into view,"
Existing ultra wideband (eg Decawave) requires several "anchors" to triangulate the location of the tag. I wonder if Apple has built some way to locate the tag with its single anchor (the phone). Perhaps estimating the phones location as it moves up and down via accelerometer.
- mike_d 7y agoI suspect they are using all nearby Apple devices regardless of power state. So your laptop charging in the corner with the lid closed and your friends Apple watch are participating in the triangulation.