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   Theo to Nick Cine   
   Re: UWB homescreen indicator   
   23 Apr 24 21:48:02   
   
   XPost: comp.mobile.android   
   From: theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk   
      
   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-i   
   l-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   
      
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