Latest UWB news

Base Galaxy S25 could have UWB, thanks to Snapdragon 8 Elite

Qualcomm unveiled the fastest chip ever made for Android devices, the Snapdragon 8 Elite, a few hours ago. It is a 3nm chip that brings massive performance and efficiency improvements. Thanks to Bluetooth 6.0 and an enhanced 5G modem, it also improves connectivity. It could also bring Ultra-Wideband (UWB) to even the base Galaxy S25. […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
3 weeks ago

Google Find My Device to finally put UWB on Galaxy phones to use

The Galaxy S20 Ultra was Samsung’s first smartphone to feature Ultrawide Band (UWB). Since then, the company has been offering it with all the high-end phones. While you can use UWB on these phones with Samsung Find and other services, the feature is not supported by one of the most used apps for finding people […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Samsung launches Galaxy SmartTag 2 in India at an affordable price

A few weeks ago, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy SmartTag 2 alongside the Galaxy S23 FE and the Galaxy Tab S9 FE. While the Galaxy S23 FE and the Tab S9 FE were launched in India in the same week as their announcement, the Galaxy SmartTag 2 wasn't. The Galaxy SmartTag 2 is launching in India […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
1 year ago

Hyundai, Kia Digital Keys now use Google’s framework rather than Samsung’s

Two years ago, Samsung announced that Galaxy S21+ and Galaxy S21 Ultra users would be able to unlock their connected cars using Digital Keys. Audi, BMW, Ford, and Genesis were among Samsung's first partners for this feature. Later, the feature also became compatible with Hyundai and Kia cars. This feature is changing slightly now. Today, […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
1 year ago

Google Pixel Watch 2 may have UWB and a Samsung display

Google is working on the first sequel to the Galaxy Pixel Watch, a sequel that might shuffle around some hardware components and suppliers. The Google Pixel Watch 2 might go on sale later this year, and interestingly enough, it might be the first Wear OS smartwatch to boast Ultra Wide Band (UWB) connectivity, beating Samsung […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Samsung phones get support for UWB-powered BMW Digital Car Key

Two years ago, Samsung announced support for UWB and Digital Car Keys on Galaxy smartphones. Since then, some car manufacturers have been slowly bringing support for that feature on their cars and compatibility with Samsung phones. BMW has now announced Digital Car Key support (via 9To5Google) for various Galaxy smartphones. List of Samsung Galaxy phones […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 years ago

Exynos Connect U100 is Samsung’s first UWB chip for phones, cars, and more

Samsung has unveiled its first UWB chip, the Exynos Connect U100. And with this new chip, the South Korean firm has also announced its Exynos Connect branding for semiconductor chips that offer short-range wireless connectivity such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and UWB. We expect more such wireless connectivity chips to be added to the Exynos Connect […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 years ago

Don’t sleep on these rumored Galaxy S23 connectivity upgrades

Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S23 series will get a handful of upgrades across the board, and one of the areas that will improve this year is connectivity. According to a new rumor, the Galaxy S23 Plus and Galaxy 23 Ultra will get Wi-Fi 7 support, while the base model will finally adopt UWB (Ultra-Wide Band). Although […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Samsung Wallet gets access to world’s first UWB-based smart door lock

A couple of years ago, Samsung unveiled its first UWB (Ultra-Wideband)-equipped smartphones. The company also revealed plans to make those smartphones compatible with UWB-based smart door locks and digital car keys. Today, the world's first UWB-based smart door lock has been launched by Zigbang, which is compatible with Samsung Wallet. Samsung collaborated with Zigbang to […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 years ago

Digital car key is now available in Samsung Pass for Genesis GV60 owners

In the beginning, we had car keys, and even though this item we now take for granted wasn't used to start car engines for the first few decades of the automotive industry, the physical car key became the norm in the mid-20th century. Today, the concept of a physical car key is morphing into something […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Galaxy smartphones with UWB can be used as digital car keys for Genesis GV60

Samsung had revealed earlier this year that it is working with automobile brands to allow consumers to unlock their cars using UWB-equipped Galaxy smartphones. It looks like the first integration of the Digital Car Key feature is going live with the Genesis GV60 electric car that was released this week. The South Korean firm has […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
3 years ago

Galaxy Z Fold 3 confirmed to get S Pen support, UWB, and more

Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy Z Fold 3 alongside the Galaxy Z Flip 3 in August 2021. Ahead of the launch event, most of the features and specifications of the device have been leaked, along with its design. It can now be confirmed that the Galaxy Z Fold 3 will be Samsung's first […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
3 years ago

What is UWB and why should Galaxy S21+/S21 Ultra owners care?

What does UWB have over NFC and Bluetooth and why is it in the spotlight these days?

By Dominik Bosnjak
4 years ago

Galaxy Active Watch 2 gets SmartThings Find in feature-packed update

Not even a full day after its official, full-fledged announcement, the SmartThings Find service is already rolling out to select Galaxy Active Watch 2 models. And that's just the tip of the iceberg that is this newest over-the-air update for Samsung's 2019 wearable. Identified by release version R820XXU1DUA3/R820GFC1DUA3, the firmware upgrade was first sighted earlier today by […]

By Dominik Bosnjak
4 years ago

Samsung commits to UWB long-term, more Galaxy phones will have it

Samsung confirmed today that it is committing to UWB (Ultra-wideband) technology for the long term, meaning we should be expecting more Galaxy devices to support the technology in the future. Samsung sees vast potential in UWB and it has a full-time task force dedicated to integrating the technology into its products. In addition, Samsung is […]

By Mihai Matei
4 years ago

News For You