Re: Ultra Wide Band?

Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> wrote:

On 2024-04-20 18:49, Cameo wrote:

Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> wrote:

On 2024-04-19 16:34, Cameo wrote:

Supposedly the new iPhones have the new UWB built in, but I haven't
found it anywhere in the Setup. Anybody has?

 
As other point out, it's either on or off depending on Airplane mode.
 
UWB (in iPhones, etc.) is an Apple feature for high data rate transfers
and ranging functions.  It's sort of a "back office" function that the
user doesn't need to worry about much.
 
(To date it's not clear to me if it's actually used for data transfer in
Apple devices).
 

 
That’s it: how do I know UWB is on? I have a feeling Android phones show it
with little icon on the top 5 mm  of the screen the way they used to
indicate if 3G or 4G/LTE was being used. Apple likes to keep us in the
dark, sp it seems.

 
I don't know about Android in this sense but I'd be very surprised.
This is a "back office" function.
 
If the phone has it (see model no.) and you're not in Airplane Mode,
then it is on.

Then it’s on … Provided that the network provider has a near antenna to
broadcast UWB. We need to see some indication of that so we can see the
difference in data speed when it exists and when it does not.