3 Ways to Tell If Your Phone Has the Crucial UWB Technology and Here's What It Does

3 Ways to Tell If Your Phone Has the Crucial UWB Technology and Here's What It Does

Today, device tracking technology is very advanced. If you are forgetful, there are many excellent quality trackers available, and even better, you can get this function on your mobile phone, not only thanks to Bluetooth technology, but also through Ultra Wideband (UWB).

Having UWB on your cell phone means it can access frequencies with a bandwidth of over 500MHz, which essentially allows you to locate your belongings more accurately, with less interference and saving more power than if you were using Bluetooth.

- How to check UWB compatibility of your mobile phone

Generally, this function is active in high-end mobile phones, but if you are not sure if your smartphone is one of those lucky ones, we will teach you how to find out if it is equipped with UWB technology using 3 fairly simple methods.

- Use the "UWB?" app.

 First of all, to remove doubts once and for all, you can choose an application that will analyze your device to check if it is equipped with UWB technology or not. This application is called UWB , it weighs nothing and is very easy to use. To do this, you have to download it from the Google Play Store, and when you open it, select the Check now option.

You will have to wait for the application to analyze the mobile phone, after which it will give you the answer. Although it is in English, it is very easy to know the result, because at first it tells you yes or no.

- Make sure this feature is available in your phone settings.

Another alternative is to check your mobile phone’s settings to see if UWB connectivity appears among its various options. To do this, simply go to Settings > Connected devices > Connection preferences > Ultra-wideband (UWB). You can also find it by using the search engine in your mobile phone’s settings, and searching for “UWB.” If this option doesn’t appear, your device likely doesn’t have it.

- Check the official Wikipedia list.

Wikipedia has a whole world of information that we can use to solve very simple doubts. Thanks to this, we can consult their updated list of devices, where they tell you which smartphones have UWB and what their brands are. To simplify, we will leave them the direct link:

To learn more about this technology, read this topic:   What is UWB? The fast connection that will replace Bluetooth and how to activate it on your phone