Path: ...!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!2.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!feeds.news.ox.ac.uk!news.ox.ac.uk!nntp-feed.chiark.greenend.org.uk!ewrotcd!.POSTED.chiark.greenend.org.uk!not-for-mail From: Theo Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android,alt.internet.wireless Subject: Re: UWB homescreen indicator Date: 23 Apr 2024 21:48:02 +0100 (BST) Organization: University of Cambridge, England Message-ID: References: Injection-Info: chiark.greenend.org.uk; posting-host="chiark.greenend.org.uk:212.13.197.229"; logging-data="14596"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@chiark.greenend.org.uk" User-Agent: tin/1.8.3-20070201 ("Scotasay") (UNIX) (Linux/5.10.0-22-amd64 (x86_64)) Originator: theom@chiark.greenend.org.uk ([212.13.197.229]) Bytes: 1862 Lines: 18 Nick Cine wrote: > Does Android show on the homescreen when the UWB location/data radio is on? > > My phone doesn't have UWB but Pixels and high end Samsung phones have had > the UWB location/data radios for a few years now (Pixel, Galaxy, Xiaomi). > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UWB-enabled_mobile_devices > > Given UWB can help track you down to centimeter location detail > https://freedom-to-tinker.com/2019/12/21/every-move-you-make-ill-be-watching-you-privacy-implications-of-the-apple-u1-chip-and-ultra-wideband/ > it could be important to know when your UWB radio is on or when it's off. > > I'm aware of the UWB on/off switch in Android but since I don't have UWB, > what I'd like to know is if the homescreen indicates when the UWB is on? Pixel 7 Pro, GrapheneOS. There is nothing showing when I flip the UWB switch from off to on or vice versa. There's also no quick toggle for UWB that might show the UWB status. Theo