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But manufacturers have? Samsung tags have UWB and they work well. There are also Chinese UWB enabled trackers you can buy. Other manufacturers like Pebblebee,

But manufacturers have? Samsung tags have UWB and they work well. There are also Chinese UWB enabled trackers you can buy. Other manufacturers like Pebblebee, Chipolo and Tile decided not to include it - neither on Android nor iOS. They could have added it for years now, they just decided not to. Chipolo says they think it's just not worth the tradeoff. I don't necessarily disagree - I rarely use it with my samsung tags or airtags, it's just more convenient to use sound 95% of the time. Only time I'll use it is if I'm afraid of waking someone up. I could definitely see it being useful for people with hearing limitations, though.

modeless 3y ago
> There are also Chinese UWB enabled trackers you can buy. Where can I buy a UWB tracker that supports direction finding on Pixel phones? I have looked and didn't find a single one. Or literally any other product of any kind with UWB that works on Pixel at all for any purpose, for that matter.
- sudosysgen 3y ago
  You can buy plenty of Chinese UWB trackers, but they are for industrial applications. Without an open network (this being the first that comes with an UWB API) there's no way to make a compelling product so no one's going to try. The third party UWB API is available (though it's in alpha) and it supports AoA and direction finding : https://developer.android.com/develop/connectivity/uwb https://developer.android.com/develop/connectivity/uwb I'm guessing the reason you can't find anything compatible is because there was no way to make anything worthwhile before the Find My network economically. It made no sense for Tile to add UWB only for Pixels (since the Smarttags are better), and no one else could make their own network. Once this rolls out, there will probably be trackers with UWB trackers. Otherwise, you can make your own - the chips are pretty cheap and it's a relatively accessible DIY project that has been done before.

modeless 3y ago

> There are also Chinese UWB enabled trackers you can buy. Where can I buy a UWB tracker that supports direction finding on Pixel phones? I have looked and didn't find a single one. Or literally any other product of any kind with UWB that works on Pixel at all for any purpose, for that matter.

sudosysgen 3y ago
You can buy plenty of Chinese UWB trackers, but they are for industrial applications. Without an open network (this being the first that comes with an UWB API) there's no way to make a compelling product so no one's going to try. The third party UWB API is available (though it's in alpha) and it supports AoA and direction finding : https://developer.android.com/develop/connectivity/uwb https://developer.android.com/develop/connectivity/uwb I'm guessing the reason you can't find anything compatible is because there was no way to make anything worthwhile before the Find My network economically. It made no sense for Tile to add UWB only for Pixels (since the Smarttags are better), and no one else could make their own network. Once this rolls out, there will probably be trackers with UWB trackers. Otherwise, you can make your own - the chips are pretty cheap and it's a relatively accessible DIY project that has been done before.