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Nemeski to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 9 months ago

Bluetooth 6.0 adds centimeter-level accuracy for device tracking — upgraded version also improves device pairing

www.tomshardware.com

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Bluetooth 6.0 adds centimeter-level accuracy for device tracking — upgraded version also improves device pairing

www.tomshardware.com

Nemeski to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 9 months ago
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Bluetooth 6 could make Apple's UWB chip redundant.
  • Jonathan
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    44•9 months ago

    Anyone know what kind location accuracy Bluetooth 5 currently has?

    • @limerod@reddthat.com
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      35•9 months ago

      According to the below two articles. It’s 1-5 meters in optimal conditions. And some of it may require additional hardware for tracking.

      https://www.u-blox.com/en/technologies/bluetooth-indoor-positioning

      https://www.inpixon.com/technology/standards/bluetooth-low-energy

      • @ThirdWorldOrder@lemm.ee
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        18•9 months ago

        In my case it’s about a football field lol

      • Jonathan
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        2•9 months ago

        Thanks for digging those up! I figured it was somewhere around that range. I’ve had it be fairly accurate within a couple feet, but I’ve also had Bluetooth proximity show much further.

    • @venusaur@lemmy.world
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      1•9 months ago

      I thought we were still in 4…

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