Google is finally ready to flip the switch on precise UWB Find Hub tracking

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Android’s newly renamed Find Hub is getting UWB support before the end of May. UWB allows much more precise tracking than Bluetooth alone. To take advantage, you’ll need a UWB-compatible phone, and a UWB tracker like the Moto Tag. Android’s Find My Device app offers an easy way to locate misplaced hardware, and right now it’s in the middle of a big rebrand, as Google capitalizes on the recent addition of people-tracking to transform it into the Find Hub. But more than just finding a fitting new name for the service, Google’s also sharing word of some powerful new functionality coming to the Find Hub — including one long-overdue upgrade that promises to deliver the most precise tracking yet. When it comes to the technology we use to track down and locate missing devices, Bluetooth works in a pinch, but for super-precise radar-like tracking, we have to turn to ultra-wideband (UWB) connectivity. Samsung has supported UWB through its SmartTag2, bu ... Read full article.