Another popular Android brand is making its own Bluetooth and UWB smart tag

by dbadmin | Jan 23, 2026 | Bluetooth trackers, Find My Device, News, UWB

Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Evidence from Hyper OS suggests Xiaomi is developing its first item tracker, the Xiaomi Tag. The Xiaomi Tag will likely use a CR2032 battery and may come in two versions, including one with Ultra-Wideband (UWB). A...

Is Samsung deliberately restricting third-party UWB tags on its phones?

by dbadmin | Jan 15, 2026 | News, Samsung, UWB

Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority 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...

Older Pixel phones have a major weakness when it comes to UWB tracking

by dbadmin | Oct 28, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Pixel, News, UWB

TL;DR The Moto Tag’s UWB precision finding doesn’t work on the Pixel 6 Pro and 7 Pro, even though both phones have the necessary UWB hardware. A Google support page confirms the feature is only available on the Pixel 8 Pro and newer, leaving out owners of older...

The Galaxy Z Flip 7 finally gets UWB for precise tracking, but only if you buy this version

by dbadmin | Jul 23, 2025 | News, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7, UWB

The new Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 has ultra-wideband (UWB) support, but the feature is exclusive to the South Korean model. UWB is a wireless technology that enables highly precise location tracking for features like digital car keys and Google’s Find Hub. It’s unclear...

Android Find Hub can now precisely locate your Moto Tag trackers thanks to UWB

by dbadmin | Jun 11, 2025 | Bluetooth trackers, Find Hub, Motorola, News, UWB

Android’s newly renamed Find Hub announced support for UWB tracking last month, starting with Moto Tag trackers. This week a new Moto Tag firmware update has been spotted that implements UWB support. In order to take advantage of the precise tracking, you’ll need a...

UWB won’t fix everything that’s wrong with Google’s Find My Device

by dbadmin | May 14, 2025 | Bluetooth trackers, Features, Find My Device, Google, UWB

Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Yesterday, Google announced that Ultra-wideband (UWB) support is coming to its Find My Device network later this month, starting with the Moto Tag. The UWB chip has been present in the tag since last year, but hasn’t been...