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 or devices: Google's Find My Device.

Fortunately, in July this year, it was revealed that Google is working on adding support for UWB with augmented reality (AR) to the service. Well, today we have some more information on the matter.

According to Android Authority, the latest version of the Find My Device app for Android (version 3.1.078-1) has strings of code suggesting how it would use UWB. The code includes these terms:

1. “Turn left”
2. “Turn right”
3. “The device is behind you”
4. “Use the compass to find the device”

These terms suggest that Find My Device will use UWB and AR to help you easily find your devices by telling you where to go and where your device is.

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Considering that the feature is not live yet, it seems far from being ready. As such, there’s no information about when it will become available to the public. However, when support for UWB goes live in Google Find My Device, Samsung smartphone users will heavily benefit from it.