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TL;DR A Redditor has claimed that Samsung is artificially restricting UWB functionality for third-party tracker tags.
The user asserted that third-party tags like the Moto Tag don’t benefit from precision finding and augmented reality features.
Meanwhile, some Galaxy owners found that third-party tags worked fine, but that uninstalling and reinstalling Find Hub could solve issues.
UWB technology is the backbone of Apple and Google’s precision-finding solutions, powering products like tracker tags and more. However, a Samsung owner has claimed that the company is holding back this tech on its own phones.
Redditor LucianoToscano dug into their Galaxy S24 Ultra and claimed that it doesn’t play nicely with non-Samsung tracker tags. The user noted that Samsung’s phone didn’t support precision finding for third-party tags like the Moto Tag, as it fell back to a “UWB Lite” mode. By contrast, the official Samsung tag apparently delivered precise finding and augmented reality functionality.
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For what it’s worth, some Redditors noted in a separate, earlier thread that their Moto Tags supported UWB just fine on Samsung phones. There were a few people who had issues in this thread, but workarounds like uninstalling and reinstalling Find Hub apparently seemed to do the trick.
Does your Samsung phone fully support third-party UWB tracker tags? 7 votes Yes, it does 29 % No, it doesn't 14 % I don't know 57 %
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